Pseudogout (2nd edition)

The Zero to Finals Medical Revision Podcast

Thomas Watchman

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🗓️ 15 November 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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This episode covers pseudogout. Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/medicine/rheumatology/pseudogout/ or in the rheumatology section of the 2nd edition of the Zero to Finals medicine book. The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is a message from Tom before we get into the regular podcast. I just wanted to let you know that the second edition of the Zero to Finals Medicine book is out now. You can find it on Amazon. If you go direct to Amazon or you can go to Zero to Finals.com slash books to find the links. I started this project back in January this year and I thought I would just go through,
0:22.4	update a couple of guidelines, maybe fix some spelling errors, but I ended up practically
0:26.9	rewriting every single word in the book, adding new topics, adding new Tom tips, adding illustrations,
0:34.9	cutting back on some of the waffle, and the great thing is, it's about the same size.
0:39.9	It costs 25 pounds, the same amount that it did before, and it is so much better. So before we
0:46.2	get started, head over to Amazon and pick up a copy of your book. And let's get into the
0:51.4	podcast.
0:59.9	Hello and welcome to the Zero to Finals podcast.
1:04.8	My name is Tom and in this episode I'm going to be talking to you about Pseudogout.
1:10.7	And you can find written notes on this topic at zero to finals.com slash pseudo-goutout or in the rheumatology section of the second edition
1:14.1	of the zero to finals medicine book. So let's get straight into it. Sudo gout is a crystal
1:22.3	arthropathy caused by calcium pyrophosphate crystals collecting in the joints.
1:29.3	It's formerly known as calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease, or CPPD.
1:37.3	It may also be called chondrocalcinosis.
1:41.3	Let's talk about the presentation.
1:47.7	The presentation of pseudogout varies. Many patients are asymptomatic and it's picked up incidentally on an x-ray. Others may present with chronic pain
1:54.8	and stiffness in multiple joints. It can also present acutely with a rapid onset of symptoms. A typical acute presentation of
2:05.2	pseudogout is a patient over the age of 65 with a rapid onset, hot, swollen, stiff and painful
2:12.9	knee. Other commonly affected joints are the shoulders, hips and wrists.
2:20.3	Let's talk about the diagnosis.
2:23.2	In any patient presenting with a hot, painful and swollen joint, septic arthritis or infection in the joint must be excluded, as this is a medical emergency.
2:35.5	Symptoms of pseudogout tend to be milder than those of gout or septic arthritis.
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