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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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(1%) - Watch out ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... Osteoarthritis - Overuse syndrome ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... shoulders, wrists, elbows ... • Metabolic syndrome ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... fingers, wrist, elbow
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Posterior Elbow ... Dislocation The elbow ... children, 80% of elbow ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Channelopathies: Long/short ... QT syndromes, Brugada ... Acquired long QT syndrome ... disorders • WPW syndrome ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome ... Look out for a delta ... wave, short PR, ... 120 msec) 3 Short ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow ... • Most common elbow ... looking at an elbow ... ), compartment syndrome ... #Humerus #Radiology
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow ... • Fall on the out ... Medial rotation Elbow ... Divergent • Elbow ... Affected hip and knee
Osteoarthritis (OA): X-ray features 
 - Joint space narrowing (least specific)
 - Subchondral Cysts (pockets of
bone deposits/spurs ... Osteoarthritis #OA #Xray #radiology ... findings #Clinical #knee
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... Myeloma - punched out ... @docskalski #Knee ... #Differential #Radiology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... fingers, wrist, elbow ... Tophi on extensor elbows