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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 ... Aneurysmal bone cyst ... diagnosis #msk # ... physicalexam
Pes Anserine Bursitis - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-like signal along the medial aspect of
Anserine Bursitis - MSK ... aspect of the knee ... Case description ... Differential diagnosis ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... nodule, Hepatic cyst ... , Metastasis #Liver ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Ascariasis, Choledochal cyst ... - If both are normal ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... reflection on the differential ... variety of other causes ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver ... #pocus #clinical
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
FOPE lesion) - MSK ... atraumatic adolescent knee ... (save $$) Differential ... The physis is normal ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia is usually caused ... excrete water normally ... Then, ask 3 questions ... the underlying cause ... include vaptans (HF/liver
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
will often be NORMAL ... Differential Diagnosis ... • ACL ganglion cyst ... #degeneration #knee ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Causes of Intrahepatic Gas
Non-Iatrogenic:
 • Biliary: Emphysematous cholecystitis, Ascending cholangitis, Enteric-biliary fistula, Biliary-bronchopleural fistula, Congenital incompetent
Causes of Intrahepatic ... Hepatic infarction/liver ... Complicated parasites cyst ... changes of the liver ... #Causes #differential
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Appearance of Liver ... arterial phase, Portal ... nodule, Hepatic cyst ... Ultrasound #Contrast #POCUS ... #radiology #differential