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Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
vs Noninfective Causes ... Native Valve - Acute ... Gram-negative bacilli ... Gram-negative bacilli ... #Noninfective #Causes
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... See inflammatory joint ... Osteoporosis #Acute ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... differential #diagnosis #Causes
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 ... (28%) - Gm - bacilli ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... differential #diagnosis #msk
This is what a shoulder dislocation looks like on US before and after reduction. Focus on
Focus on the joint ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #MSK #Shoulder
How to Use Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify Shoulder Dislocation #Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder #Dislocation
How to Use Point-of-Care ... Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - ... histolytjca) Nausea ... Predominant • Bacillus ... Crohn's Colitis #Acute
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus ... #Diarrhea #Causes ... #Acute #Infectious
Talus Fracture on POCUS
Athlete with hard landing on one foot, pain and tenderness over dorsum of
Talus Fracture on POCUS ... to tibiotalar joint ... POCUS showed talus ... Talus #Fracture #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Chronicity: • Acute ... infections (bacterial), acute ... Like in this case ... • Acute = Viral ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Articular - Acute ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes