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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 ... : - Gout - Pseudo ... gout - Osteoarthritis ... - Overuse syndrome ... #diagnosis #msk
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Monoarticular • Gout ... -4 joints) • Gout ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
In-plane ultrasound ... in this case too ... Michael Cover @michaelc0ver ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #msk #toe
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... effusion - Reduced ... thickened pleura ... in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Crystalline - Gout ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... - (Reiter’s syndrome ... - with the skin ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... pancreatitis), joints (arthritis ... pleuritic pain, pleural ... effusion), mouth ... Nephrocalcinosis causes
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... thickening or effusion ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Arthralgia and Arthritis
MTP Septic arthritis due to non-tuberculous mycobacterium without effusion
We had an immunosuppressed patient with a concerning
History of gout. ... Extremely difficult case ... 1) even with gout ... 3) ultrasound ... mycobacterium #clinical #pocus