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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 ... Framework Knee Effusion ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Subtle soft-tissue infrapatellar mass seen obscuring Hoffa's fat pad.
- MSK Radiology ... • Usually NOT joint ... effusions associated ... Usually present with effusion ... • Synovial sarcoma
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
suggested by warmth, effusion ... and WBC >2000 in synovial ... non-activity, may have effusion ... the morning • Effusion ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sign - Lung point ... Possible small plural effusion ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #pulmonary #differential
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
FOPE lesion) - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... early physeal fusion ... Some studies point ... (save $$) Differential
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
intra-capsular but extra synovial ... effusion/hemorrhage ... So even in a case ... trauma #clinical #radiology ... #msk #hemarthrosis