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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 ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Effusions - Septic ... #msk #physicalexam
Achilles Tendon Rupture on POCUS

Obviously , diagnostic of the rupture of the Achille tendon is above
Achilles Tendon ... Rupture on POCUS ... Obviously , diagnostic ... all a clinical diagnosis ... #MSK #Ultrasound
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Culture: Negative Septic ... analysis: • MSU ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #septic #joint
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Ventricular Septal ... ** • Atrial Septal ... Defect Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
Effusion (normal ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) POCUS for knee ... effusions: remember ... #MSK #POCUS #Clinical
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
findings • Anterior Knee ... • Secondary effusion ... joint with MRI effusion ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #msk
Knee Effusion on POCUS

Subtle Knee effusion can be made more evident by milking the inferior joint
Knee Effusion on ... POCUS Subtle Knee ... effusion can be ... #Effusion #POCUS ... ultrasound #clinical #Msk
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #Diagnosis
POCUS Findings in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
- McConnell's Sign
- TAPSE
- D-Shaped Septum
- Abnormal RV:LV Ratio

#Pulmonary #Embolism #AcutePE
POCUS Findings in ... Acute Pulmonary ... TAPSE - D-Shaped Septum ... RV:LV Ratio #Pulmonary ... #Signs #DSign #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
atelectasis has static ... Possible bilateral effusion ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS