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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 ... - DDX: - Infection ... Infectious Knee ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... #diagnosis #msk
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Sensitivity ETOH Infection ... Substance Withdrawal Infection ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... primary #secondary #management
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Calcium oxalate Infectious ... Acute or chronic infections ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Direct microbial infection ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... disorders • Infections ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... Skin exam for infection ... Medical history ... determine if stress test ... and surgical management