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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 ... Framework Knee Effusion ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Palsy is a damage, acute ... an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... Palsy #neurology #anatomy ... #pathophysiology
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
ST elevation of acute ... thrombolysed with SK ... hemorrhagic pericardial effusion ... #Pericardial #effusion ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
can be caused by ... Common Causes: ... lashes Dangerous Causes ... (Emergent): • Acute ... Questions to Ask
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Blood: Anemia Eyes ... glands -> Dry Eyes ... pain, pleural effusion ... inflammation tends to cause ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
is the rarest cause ... of acute abdominal ... reduced blood perfusion ... If perfusion to ... SmallBowel #Infarction #pathophysiology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle ... present with a red eye ... • Significant cause ... anterior chambers Anatomic ... ClosedAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Lacrimation, Red Eye ... Hypoglycemia Anatomy ... - Acute Glaucoma ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #differential #causes
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia ... Process - Anatomic ... Hemorrhage • Impaired Diffusion ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... the severity Acute ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS