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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 pain ... (1%) - Watch out ... Gout - Pseudo ... gout - Osteoarthritis ... #msk #physicalexam
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - Lateral View.⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the normal
Anatomy of the Knee ... view to check out ... Effusion or collection ... #Xray #Lateral ... #clinical #radiology
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
on XRay - Age > ... Myeloma - punched out ... intracortical Brodie abscess ... #Bone #Tumors #Diagnosis ... #msk #lesions #
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Pain in L knee ... What's the diagnosis ... liquid layer in the effusion ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #knee
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
on XRay Age < 30 ... Myeloma - punched out ... intracortical Brodie abscess ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #pediatrics
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... and great toe pain-MTP ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #Effusion #Clinical ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
ORIF of ankle fracture ... presents with ankle pain ... flowing in and out ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #infected
Finger Fracture on POCUS 

50yo female presents with 5th finger pain after her dog pulled on
Finger Fracture ... with 5th finger pain ... perform single post-reduction ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #MSK
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
of hands/feet, knees ... , shoulders Signs ... inflammatory) • joint pain ... nodules, joint effusions ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL
Baker's Cyst on POCUS 
63yo w p/w pain and swelling behind knee.  Probe on knee
63yo w p/w pain ... dx) that pops out ... Global Ultrasound ... #ultrasound #knee ... #clinical #msk