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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 ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... pain/Night sweats ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
involving small joints ... of hands/feet, knees ... pain / swelling ... Ultrasound Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... Arthritis #diagnosis #management
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
description: • Clinical ... pain with point ... Differential diagnosis ... similar location of pain ... diagnosis #msk #clinical
Pes Anserine Bursitis - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-like signal along the medial aspect of
aspect of the knee ... the level of the joint ... 2-cm below the joint ... Differential diagnosis ... similar location of pain
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... Clinical Features ... Diagnosis: • A clinical ... diagnosis • Rule out ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... deposition in joints ... attacks • Other joints ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... swelling, significant pain
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Causes of Abdominal Pain ... patient is in the knee-to-chest ... accompanied by joint ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #differential #
Baker's Cyst on POCUS
Looking for DVT. 3 point compression US negative. But saw this in the
communication with the joint ... generally no further management ... are options 5) "identification ... posteromedial knee ... #Cyst #POCUS #clinical
Baker's Cyst on POCUS 
63yo w p/w pain and swelling behind knee.  Probe on knee
POCUS 63yo w p/w pain ... outpouching from joint ... dx) that pops out ... intraarticular joint ... #clinical #msk
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
atraumatic adolescent knee ... pain ... Some studies point ... (save $$) Differential ... #mri #clinical