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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 ... distal to the knee ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Patellar dislocation 
Patella dislocation refers to when the kneecap is completely displaced out of its normal
patella is primarily caused ... direct blow) to the knee ... while bending your knee ... #Orthopedics #Knee ... #msk
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Look for ptosis ... a mass as the cause ... Cataract/Lens Dislocation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Anatomy of the Knee ... important to be able ... the AP view to look ... To asses the patella ... ap #radiology #msk
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Trauma to Vessel (dislocation ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Fracture • Hip dislocation ... Valgus position of knee ... pathophysiology #causes ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... Case description ... presentation & look ... Schlatter #Disease #Knee ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Arthritis Other Causes ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Tendon Rupture, Dislocation ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... /look for: - ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
POCUS Pain in L knee ... Lipohemarthrosis caused ... Look for tibial ... clinical #ultrasound #msk ... #knee