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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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- Differential Diagnosis ... - Systemic disease ... SLE - Behcet Disease ... - Sickle cell disease ... #differential #diagnosis
Unilateral / Asymmetric Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis ... Cyst, Cellulitis, Knee ... Chronic: • Venous Disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... involucrum • Paget disease ... phase • Paget disease ... @docskalski #Knee ... #Bone #Tumors #Diagnosis
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
- Differential Diagnosis ... species - Lyme disease ... Usually involves the knee ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
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occur around the knee ... involucrum • Paget disease ... phase • Paget disease ... @docskalski #Knee ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Lyme Disease: Early ... Large joints (knees ... WuidQ #Lyme #Disease ... #diagnosis #signs
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease ... tuberosity Differential diagnosis ... Osgood #Schlatter #Disease ... #Knee #patella ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
more constant as disease ... most commonly the knees ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Multi-system autoimmune disease ... elbows/wrists and knees ... interstitial lung disease ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Degenerative joint disease ... Inflammatory Joint Disease ... Degenerative Joint Disease ... commonly affects the knee ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis