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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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Knee Effusion ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... #Effusions #causes ... diagnosis #msk #
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
susceptibility testing ... the preferred test ... accessible joint effusion ... typically part of the workup ... Distal joints, knees
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... #differential # ... diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
both at rest and ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
What's the diagnosis ... knee after injury ... Lipohemarthrosis caused ... liquid layer in the effusion ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
(25%) TEST FOR: ... instability with lachmans ... ligament/meniscus testing ... WORK UP: obtain ... #msk #clinical
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
FOPE lesion) - MSK ... atraumatic adolescent knee ... pain ... (save $$) Differential ... #msk
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... weight • Chest pain ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Diagnosis Red ... Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... causes #primary