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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Effusion Red Flags ... Effusions - Septic ... #Effusions #causes ... #msk #physicalexam
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Anatomy of the Knee ... to identify the normal ... or to look for effusion ... #anatomy #ap #radiology ... #msk #orthopedics
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... Possible small plural effusion ... pleura in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #differential #diagnosis
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
disease • Pleural effusion ... Parapneumonic effusion ... (NHL, primary effusion ... P.jiroveci • Normal ... #chestCT #radiology
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
What's the diagnosis ... Lipohemarthrosis caused ... liquid layer in the effusion ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #knee
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
FOPE lesion) - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... atraumatic adolescent knee ... The physis is normal ... #diagnosis #msk
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Subtle soft-tissue infrapatellar mass seen obscuring Hoffa's fat pad.
Radiology Imaging ... • Best diagnostic ... Usually NOT joint effusions ... Usually present with effusion ... #diagnosis #msk
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
cases RED FLAGS ... onset, Abundant effusion ... Systemic symptoms: pulmonary ... #Pericarditis #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... with presence of pulmonary ... transitioning to oral ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... thickening or effusion ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... phenomenon (16%) MSK