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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 ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... the knee Infectious ... Knee Effusions ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
knee) on Point ... of Care Ultrasound ... for knee effusions ... knee joint, so ... #MSK #POCUS #Clinical
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Inflammatory arthritis ... Mucin clot: Good to ... : Gout • CPPD: ... diagnosis #septic #joint
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... POCUS revealed joint ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #MSK #Toe
Knee Effusion on POCUS

Subtle Knee effusion can be made more evident by milking the inferior joint
Knee Effusion on ... POCUS Subtle Knee ... inferior joint ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #Msk #labeled
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Tender on top of ... Culture MRSA. ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
Hemarthrosis on POCUS ... joint proper. ... stock standard effusion ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Anatomy of the Knee ... Joint Space - Check ... effusion/hemarthrosis ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... #msk #orthopedics
Baker's Cyst on POCUS 
63yo w p/w pain and swelling behind knee.  Probe on knee
outpouching from joint ... dx) that pops out ... Global Ultrasound ... #ultrasound #knee ... #clinical #msk
MTP Septic arthritis due to non-tuberculous mycobacterium without effusion
We had an immunosuppressed patient with a concerning
History of gout. ... 1) even with gout ... 3) ultrasound ... mycobacterium #clinical #pocus ... #joint #MTP #finger