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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 ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... : - Gout - Pseudo ... gout - Osteoarthritis ... #msk #physicalexam
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Crystalline - Gout ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Diagnosis Framework ... suggested by warmth, effusion ... axial (spine, shoulders ... Crystal induced (Gout ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Gouty arthritis of the shoulder joint

50 yo male presented with shoulder pain.

Note double contour sign at
Gouty arthritis ... pain. ... Labeled image: https ... 1105516919841525761 #Gout ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Gout (Podagra ... -4 joints) • Gout ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... and great toe pain-MTP ... MSU crystals=Gout ... Labeled Schematic ... #MSK #Toe
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
on POCUS IVDU ... pain. ... Diagnosis? ... #Effusion #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... Debate if this should ... Disease - Rheumatoid Arthritis ... #Algorithm
Humeral Head Growth Plate on Shoulder POCUS

A 15yo male presents with shoulder pain. Which of the
POCUS A 15yo ... pain. ... following is his diagnosis ... Labeled Schematic ... #POCUS #MSK #Peds