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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 ... granuloma - Synovial ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... gas equation • Causes ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... • Most common cause ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... Inflammation of Synovium ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #
Suprapatellar synovial fluid collection on POCUS
Physical exam is nice, adding POCUS dynamic visualization is better.

Dr. Stephen
Suprapatellar synovial ... collection on POCUS ... Suprapatellar #synovial ... #fluid #effusion ... #ultrasound #MSK
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential ... Capsulitis - Synovium ... Intraarticular #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Differential ... Anxiety • Pleural Effusion ... CNS lesion: ALS, MS ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Pain - Differential ... cholecystitis; • Neurologic ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #msk
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Demyelinating Diseases - Differential ... Inflammatory: MS ... Demyelinating #Diseases #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Cardiovascular Causes ... • Pleural Effusion ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... Noncardiac #Cardiology #Differential
Example of 4th wrist extensor compartment tenosynovitis, note marked synovial hypertrophy and effusion in the tendon
tenosynovitis, note marked synovial ... hypertrophy and effusion ... Ultrasound Site - MSK ... clinical #ultrasound #msk ... #pocus