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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 ... - Septic Arthritis ... : - Reactive arthritis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Bulge Sign on Knee Exam - Useful for identifying small knee effusions.

Dr. Janet Pope @Janetbirdope

#Bulge #Sign
Bulge Sign on Knee ... Janetbirdope #Bulge #Sign ... #Knee #Effusion ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #MSK
Bulge Sign on Knee Exam - Useful for identifying small knee effusions.

Dr. Janet Pope @Janetbirdope

#Bulge #Sign
Bulge Sign on Knee ... Janetbirdope #Bulge #Sign ... #Knee #Effusion ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Reactive Arthritis
 • Inflammation of joints (commonly large joints)
    - Asymmetric Oligoarthritis: Joint
Reactive Arthritis ... - Large Joint Effusions ... Genitourinary tract -> Urethritis ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
• Secondary effusion ... joint with MRI effusion ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... suggested by warmth, effusion ... noninflammatory Signs ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... mass and NO prior signs ... - **MSK rads ... #msk #rheumatology
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
• Evaluate for signs ... for pericardial effusion ... heart disease, shunt ... Echocardiography #diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
- Arthralgia, Arthritis ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis