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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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Fever/Chills/Joint ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... Effusions: - Hemarthrosis ... differential #diagnosis #msk
This is what hemarthrosis of the knee looks like on POCUS

From ultrasound rounds this past week
This is what hemarthrosis ... of the knee looks ... POCUS From ultrasound ... #knee #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #msk
Knee Hemarthrosis-helpful to see side-by-side comparison views with MSK. BIG thanks to @dhjeong15 for all the
Knee Hemarthrosis-helpful ... comparison views with MSK ... #Hemarthrosis # ... pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #msk
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
Suprapatellar Knee ... Hemarthrosis on ... #Hemarthrosis # ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... OTHERS: • Hemarthorosis ... analysis: • MSU ... : Gout • CPPD: ... Singh @rav7ks #Knee
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management Checklist ... Troponin, Lactate, Liver ... and/or digoxin level ... (no B-lines on ultrasound ... cardiogenic shock #Checklist
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
• Trauma • Hemarthrosis ... Crystal induced (Gout ... • Rheumatic fever ... • Lyme • Gout ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
forefoot, ankles, knees ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... nephrolithiasis, serum urate level ... • Serum urate level
Baker's Cyst on POCUS 
63yo w p/w pain and swelling behind knee.  Probe on knee
swelling behind knee ... dx) that pops out ... Global Ultrasound ... #Cyst #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk
Intraoperative Laryngospasm and Stridor - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

❶ Call for help and inform theatre
tracheal tube rules out ... oxygen and face mask ... negative-pressure pulmonary ... Intraoperative #Checklist