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Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Presentations of Septic ... Arthritis by Pathogen ... and Joint Involvement ... #Diagnosis #Septic ... #Arthritis #Differential
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - Joint ... OA, Traumatic arthritis ... , Septic arthritis ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
): • Septic joint ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... • WBC >20k: Septic ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis ... differential #diagnosis #arthritis
Septal bounce in constrictive pericarditis on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Septal #bounce #constrictive #pericarditis #a4c
Septal bounce in ... Echocardiogram (a4c ... Ivan_Echocardio #Septal ... #pericarditis #a4c ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Inflammatory - Septic ... does not rule out septic ... arthritis; however ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... • Reactive arthritis ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... @AmyChung #Joint
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Polyarticular Join ... Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... Fasciitis • Septic ... Onset • Septic
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
) Joint Septic Arthritis ... AC joint septic ... AC joint septic ... septic arthritis ... #Joint #Septic
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
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Infections • Septic ... 1.6 - 11.8%) • Septic ... arthritis - ... Native joint (1.4 ... - Prosthetic joint
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
variation, (B) a septal ... leftward ventricular septal ... and a diastolic septal ... the ventricular septum ... Echocardiogram #a4c