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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Effusions - Septic ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Myalgia • Viral Arthritis ... Arthritis - Insidious ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Infection • Septic ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Soft Tissue Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Septic
 • Septic Bursitis
 • Necrotizing Fasciitis
 • Septic
Cartilage • Meniscal ... Bursa • Aseptic ... SoftTissue #Lesions #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
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
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
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... DISLOCATION: ~25% cases ... special ligament/meniscus ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic ... Posterior #Injury #msk