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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... 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 ... MTP joint. ... #ultrasound #MSK
MCP Synovitis on Ultrasound
Young rheumatology patient. Florid synovitis of the MCP joint with effusion on dynamic
joint with effusion ... Synovitis #Metacarpal #MSK ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Joint ... #Effusion
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Aspiration of MTP ... In-plane ultrasound ... gout in this case ... #clinical #pocus ... #ultrasound #msk
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Axis (PLAX) - Point ... of Care Ultrasound ... - Pericardial Effusion ... @emspocus #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
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 ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
effusions, reduced ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... DIAGNOSIS based ... ideally limit for acute ... Methotrexate (MTX
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Gram-negative bacilli ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Septic Arthritis on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... showed 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 ... Extremely difficult case ... arthritis 3) ultrasound ... mycobacterium #clinical #pocus ... #joint #MTP #finger