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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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(1%) - Watch out ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... Intra-articulation fracture ... #msk #physicalexam
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... Myeloma - punched out ... @docskalski #Knee ... Diagnosis #Bony ... Radiology #XRay #msk
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
occur around the knee ... Myeloma - punched out ... @docskalski #Knee ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Radiology #XRay #MSK
Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
on POCUS Young ... ORIF of ankle fracture ... flowing in and out ... #Joint #POCUS # ... #msk #infected
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... weird joints (shoulders ... include forefoot, ankles ... , knees, fingers ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... include forefoot, ankles ... , knees, fingers ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
interrogation as it should ... infrapatellar bursa of the knee ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas # ... Clinical #Radiology #Comparison