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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 ... (28%) - Gm - bacilli ... 3%) - Gram + bacilli ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Baker's Cyst on POCUS
Very unusual ,6 years boy with a Baker cyst !!! No flow and
Baker's Cyst on POCUS ... connected to the knee ... joint. ... #clinical #knee ... #ultrasound #msk
Klebsiella Thigh Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Redness over the thigh. POCUS shows this.
Thigh Abscess on Point ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... POCUS shows this ... Thigh #Abscess #Pyomyositis ... #POCUS #MSK #Clinical
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
) on Point of Care ... Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) POCUS for knee ... joint, so scan ... #MSK #POCUS #Clinical
POCUS - Pyomyositis - Long Axis - A collection that is not acute may not appear
POCUS - Pyomyositis ... collection that is not acute ... and likely pyomyositis ... Radiology #Ortho #POCUS ... #Longitudinal #Pyomyositis
POCUS - Pyomyositis - Transverse Axis - A collection that is not acute may not appear
POCUS - Pyomyositis ... collection that is not acute ... and likely pyomyositis ... Radiology #Ortho #POCUS ... #Hip #Pyomyositis
Knee Effusion on POCUS

Subtle Knee effusion can be made more evident by milking the inferior joint
Knee Effusion on ... POCUS Subtle Knee ... milking the inferior joint ... #Effusion #POCUS ... ultrasound #clinical #Msk
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Framework Bone/Joint ... syndrome • Myositis/pyomyositis ... Immobilization) • Acute ... onset - Intense joint ... lower #extremity #msk
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
Suprapatellar Knee ... Hemarthrosis on POCUS ... joint proper. ... #Hemarthrosis #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Images of the knee were taken as well that demonstrated no significant joint effusion.

Dr. Michael Schick
Images of the knee ... no significant joint ... Medicine #Clinical #MSK ... #POCUS #Knee #Normal