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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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- Septic Arthritis ... Osteoarthritis - Overuse syndrome ... : - Reactive arthritis ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
“Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... - (Reiter’s syndrome ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
) Joint Septic Arthritis ... showed effusion ... glenohumeral joint effusion ... #Effusion #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... either due to a diffusion-perfusion ... 1) or anatomic shunt ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
70 mmHg on 100% mask ... Distress Syndrome ... MV < 10L/min, Shunt ... /500mL NS) IV Infusion ... 0.35mg/kg) IV Infusion
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... SLE • Mikulicz syndrome ... thickening or effusion ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Arthralgia and Arthritis