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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 ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis • Gout ... #differential #diagnosis ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... case should be diagnosed ... lean toward other diagnoses ... Differential diagnosis ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... Diagnosis: r/o ... flares/year 2) Gouty ... NUIM_Chiefs #gout ... #diagnosis #management
Gout Management Algorithm

DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.04.010

#Gout #Management #Algorithm #rheumatology #uricacid
Gout Management ... .2020.04.010 #Gout
Medications for Treatment of Acute Gout
 - NSAIDs
 - Colchicine (Colcrys)
 - Corticosteroids
#Acute #Gout #Medications #Treatment
Treatment of Acute Gout ... Corticosteroids #Acute #Gout
Gout Management in CKD
 • Colchicine
 • NSAID
 • Glucocorticoid
 • ACTH
 • Interleukin-1 Inhibitors

#Gout #Management
Gout Management ... Inhibitors #Gout
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Based Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Rule out ... in a malrotated gut ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Ankle Clonus on Physical Exam

Turns out to be refractory status due to vertebrobasilar thrombosis... Only one
Exam Turns out ... Clonus #Ankle #PhysicalExam
Red Leg - Cellulitis Mimickers
 - Unilateral
     • Contact Dermatitis
• Acute Gout ... mimickers #redleg #diagnosis