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Causes of Pleural Fluid Transudates and Exudates

#Pleural #Fluid #Effusion #Differential #Diagnosis #Transudative #Exudative #Pulmonary #Causes
Causes of Pleural ... Fluid Transudates ... Exudates #Pleural #Fluid ... #Effusion #Differential ... Exudative #Pulmonary #Causes
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 ... Effusion Red Flags ... Effusions - Septic ... #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
Effusion (normal ... effusions: remember ... patella to look for fluid ... Suprapatellar #Bursa #Effusion ... #MSK #POCUS #Clinical
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Causes of Pleural ... Criteria: - Pleural Fluid ... 0.5 - Pleural Fluid ... 0.6 - Pleural Fluid ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Shoulder Effusion Ballottement on Physical Examination

Shoulder effusion. You can ballot and see fluid return at posterior
Shoulder Effusion ... Examination Shoulder effusion ... ballot and see fluid ... #Shoulder #Effusion ... #PhysicalExam #msk
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 • Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
briskly to IV fluids ... - Responds to fluid ... Failure - Restrict fluid ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... analysis: • MSU ... blood/synovial fluid ... Singh @rav7ks #Knee ... septic #joint #fluid
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
Suprapatellar Knee ... fluid from the ... Fluid is much more ... stock standard effusion ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Pes Anserine Bursitis - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-like signal along the medial aspect of
Anserine Bursitis - MSK ... T2-hyperintense fluid-like ... Case description ... • Well-defined fluid ... anserine tendons: fluid
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid ... Analysis Effusion ... Joint #Syonvial #Fluid ... #Effusion #Analysis