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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 ... Infectious Knee ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... #msk #physicalexam
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... Myeloma - punched out ... Diagnosis #Bony ... #Differential #Radiology ... #XRay #msk #lesions
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Primary Bone Tumors ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Tumours #MSK # ... Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Oncology #Radiology
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
types of bone tumors ... occur around the knee ... Diagnosis #Bony ... #Differential #Radiology ... peds #pediatrics #msk
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... - **MSK rads ... PVNS/Giant Cell Tumor ... mri #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
occur around the knee ... Myeloma - punched out ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #XRay ... #MSK #pediatrics
Bone Tumor Location within the Skeleton

Epiphysis: 
Only a few lesions are located in the epiphysis, so
the differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... Enchondroma and infections ... Diaphysis #Epiphysis #Radiology ... #MSK #Differential
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infection (Acute ... Coccidioidomycosis Crystal - Gout ... Usually involves the knee ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... reactive arthritis, gout ... coagulopathy, tumor ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Crystalline - Gout ... within 1 month of infection ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #Diagnosis