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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Gout - Pseudo ... #msk #physicalexam
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
Effusion (normal ... knee) on Point ... of Care Ultrasound ... joint, so scan ... #MSK #POCUS #Clinical
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
findings • Anterior Knee ... • Secondary effusion ... with MRI effusion ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #msk
Knee Effusion on POCUS

Subtle Knee effusion can be made more evident by milking the inferior joint
Knee Effusion on ... effusion can be ... milking the inferior joint ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #Msk #labeled
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Crystalline - Gout ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... analysis: • MSU ... : Gout • CPPD: ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #septic #joint
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
of hands/feet, knees ... effusions, reduced ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... DIAGNOSIS based
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... without using ultrasound ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #MSK #Toe
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
Suprapatellar Knee ... joint proper. ... stock standard effusion ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology