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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 ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Gout - Pseudo ... gout - Osteoarthritis ... differential #diagnosis #msk
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... MTP joint. ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #Gout #Effusion ... #MSK #Toe
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
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Gout Effusion ... In-plane ultrasound ... #Gout #Effusion ... clinical #pocus #ultrasound ... #msk #toe
MCP Synovitis on Ultrasound
Young rheumatology patient. Florid synovitis of the MCP joint with effusion on dynamic
Ultrasound Young ... joint with effusion ... Synovitis #Metacarpal #MSK ... #Clinical #Joint ... #Effusion
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
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
involving small joints ... of hands/feet, knees ... effusions, reduced ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Methotrexate (MTX
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... analysis: • MSU ... : Gout • CPPD: ... Singh @rav7ks #Knee ... diagnosis #septic #joint
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
MTP Septic arthritis due to non-tuberculous mycobacterium without effusion
We had an immunosuppressed patient with a concerning
MTP Septic arthritis ... History of gout. ... 1) even with gout ... arthritis 3) ultrasound ... clinical #pocus #joint