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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 ... Effusions - Septic ... injuries - Meniscal ... #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Inflammatory arthritis ... analysis: • MSU ... Singh @rav7ks #Knee ... #Effusions #Arthrocentesis
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
of the Hip • Arthritis ... Valgus position of knee ... pathophysiology #causes ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #msk
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Infection • Septic ... Other Causes ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
suggested by warmth, effusion ... constitutional symptoms ... the morning • Effusion ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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the mnemonic "ASEPTIC ... of illness, the symptoms ... caused by it, and ... #psychiatry #diagnosis ... evaluation #mnemonic #aseptic
Popliteal (Baker’s) Cyst: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Idiopathic
 • Meniscal Lesions
 • Osteoarthritis
 • Rheumatoid
Idiopathic • Meniscal ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... intra-articular knee ... Popliteal #BakersCyst #MSK ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms