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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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Fever/Chills/Joint ... pain/Night sweats ... (28%) - Gm - bacilli ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... commonly affects the knee ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... #JointDisease #JointPain ... #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Baker's Cyst on POCUS 
63yo w p/w pain and swelling behind knee.  Probe on knee
Baker's Cyst on POCUS ... 63yo w p/w pain ... Global Ultrasound ... #ultrasound #knee ... #clinical #msk
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
and great toe pain-MTP ... without using ultrasound ... X-rays= DJD, no acute ... POCUS revealed joint ... #ultrasound #MSK