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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 ... (28%) - Gm - bacilli ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... #diagnosis #msk
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... X-rays= DJD, no acute ... POCUS revealed joint ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Effusion Good ... In-plane ultrasound ... in this case too ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #msk #toe
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... the time course (acute ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Gram-negative bacilli ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... sign - Lung point ... pleura in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
MTP Septic arthritis due to non-tuberculous mycobacterium without effusion
We had an immunosuppressed patient with a concerning
Extremely difficult case ... 1) even with gout ... arthritis 3) ultrasound ... mycobacterium #clinical #pocus ... #joint #MTP #finger