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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 ... - SLE - Behcet ... Effusions: - Hemarthrosis ... Knee #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Erythematosus (SLE ... - Arthralgia, Arthritis ... Myopathy (Also caused ... Erythematosus #SLE ... #MSK #Musculoskeletal
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
• Trauma • Hemarthrosis ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... • SLE • Psoriatic ... Symmetrical: • RA • SLE ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Knee Hemarthrosis-helpful to see side-by-side comparison views with MSK. BIG thanks to @dhjeong15 for all the
Knee Hemarthrosis-helpful ... to see side-by-side ... comparison views with MSK ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #msk
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Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis ... , SLE Myasthenia ... muscles: “myasthenic crises ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... Myasthenia Crises
Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
Ankle Joint on POCUS ... You see pus flowing ... to have septic arthritis ... #Ankle #Joint #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
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Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Xerostomia • Dental caries ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Arthralgia and Arthritis