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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 ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Aneurysmal bone cyst ... #Effusions #causes ... #msk #physicalexam
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
Mucoid Degeneration ... will often be NORMAL ... cyst (cruciate ... #knee #clinical ... #msk
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... K+ in the ECF causes ... flow with saline infusions ... #criticalcare #management ... #diagnosis #treatment
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Persistent pleural effusions ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... Doppler imaging: Normal-size ... imaging of liver ... glands, or rectal mucosa
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... thickening or effusion ... vasculitis: 10%-16% Liver ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... #Management