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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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Fever/Chills/Joint ... Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... : - Reactive arthritis ... Effusions: - Hemarthrosis ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
Hemarthrosis on ... joint proper. ... #Hemarthrosis # ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... • How many joints ... range of motion → periarticular ... • Trauma • Hemarthrosis ... #Diagnosis #MSK
This is what hemarthrosis of the knee looks like on POCUS

From ultrasound rounds this past week
This is what hemarthrosis ... of the knee looks ... POCUS From ultrasound ... #knee #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #msk
Knee Hemarthrosis-helpful to see side-by-side comparison views with MSK. BIG thanks to @dhjeong15 for all the
Knee Hemarthrosis-helpful ... comparison views with MSK ... #Hemarthrosis # ... pocus #ultrasound ... #clinical #msk
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Inflammatory arthritis ... OTHERS: • Hemarthorosis ... analysis: • MSU ... diagnosis #septic #joint
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... involving small joints ... of hands/feet, knees ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis
Baker's Cyst on POCUS
Very unusual ,6 years boy with a Baker cyst !!! No flow and
connected to the knee ... joint. ... POCUS #clinical #knee ... #ultrasound #msk
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
and Degenerative joint ... Inflammatory Joint ... in Rheumatoid arthritis ... commonly affects the knee ... Comparison #Versus #MSK
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
of the Hip • Arthritis ... Degeneration of the hip joints ... • Sacroiliac Joint ... Valgus position of knee ... signs #diagnosis #msk