"3 Cs "
"C: crystals e.g. CPPD, sodium urate (gout)"
"C: cations e.g. calcium (any cause of hypercalcaemia), copper, iron"
"C: cartilage degeneration (e.g. osteoarthritis, acromegaly, ochronosis)"
"H: hyperparathyroidism, hypothyroidism, haemophilia"
"O: ochronosis"
"G: gout"
"W: Wilson disease"
"A: arthritis (rheumatoid, postinfectious, traumatic, degenerative), amyloidosis, acromegaly"
"S: pseudogout"
"H: haemochromatosis"
"HOGWASH"
"HOGWASH"
"3 Cs"
"C: crystals e.g. CPPD, sodium urate (gout)"
"C: cations e.g. calcium (any cause of hypercalcaemia), copper, iron"
"C: cartilage degeneration (e.g. osteoarthritis, acromegaly, ochronosis)"
"H: hyperparathyroidism, hypothyroidism, haemophilia"
"O: ochronosis"
"G: gout"
"W: Wilson disease"
"A: arthritis (rheumatoid, postinfectious, traumatic, degenerative), amyloidosis, acromegaly"
"S: pseudogout"
"H: haemochromatosis"
"H: hyperparathyroidism, hypothyroidism, haemophilia"
"O: ochronosis"
"G: gout"
"A: arthritis (rheumatoid, postinfectious, traumatic, degenerative), amyloidosis, acromegaly"
"S: pseudogout"
"H: haemochromatosis"
Expected headings
"Mnemonics"
"3 Cs "
"HOGWASH"
"C: cartilage degeneration (e.g. osteoarthritis, acromegaly, ochronosis)"