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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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- Malignancy 2. ... Knee Effusions - Septic ... Osteoarthritis - Overuse syndrome ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Arthritis ... Hepatitis • Hematoma ... Excessive training 1) ... Pain 2) Pallor-bruising ... Poikilothermia • Septic
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... • Heerfordt syndrome ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
cytokines, such as IL-1 ... Clinical Presentation ... brucellosis) • Sepsis ... Increased soluble IL-2 ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
, rheumatoid arthritis ... weakness in: 1. ... EMG Findings: 1. ... - Peek sign 2. ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Diagnosis and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... GH & PRL) • ~2% ... (hypothalamic hamartoma ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome
MTP Septic arthritis due to non-tuberculous mycobacterium without effusion
We had an immunosuppressed patient with a concerning
MTP Septic arthritis ... Clinically no effusion ... my takeaways 1) ... immunosuppressed 2) ... #clinical #pocus
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... PRES Diagnosis: 1. ... : Acute onset 2. ... #diagnosis #management
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
distribution of nearly 3:1 ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... combination of: 1. ... and symptoms 2. ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
osteomyelitis, Rheumatoid arthritis ... Clinical suspicion ... 2. ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... activation → IL-1