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Retired NBME Step 2 CK Free 120 Answers

step2ck_free120/Block 1/Question#10 (reveal difficulty score)
A 52-year-old woman comes to the physician ...
Vancomycin ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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submitted by โˆ—gigantichawk(1)
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Was anyone thinking calcium pyrophosphate? Inflammatory joint, patient with RA, no organisms seen on FNA, would be treated with steroids?

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gigantichawk  "Septic arthritis may be definitively established in the setting of positive synovial fluid Gram stain/culture. In patients with purulent synovial fluid (leukocyte count 50,000 - 150,000) but negative synovial fluid cultures, a presumptive diagnosis of septic arthritis can be made." Acute Calcium Pyrophosphate deposition would typically have a leukocyte count of 15,000 - 30,000 on aspiration. +


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submitted by โˆ—bwdc(697)
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Thatโ€™s a septic joint, not just RA (RA is a risk factor). Full-blown fever and intraarticular pus.

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lilmonkey  If the Gram stain is negative but there is suspicion of bacterial arthritis, vancomycin plus either ceftazidime or an aminoglycoside is appropriate. +
charcot_bouchard  Board: fIgHt mE +


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