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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 ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... #msk #physicalexam
Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
on POCUS Young ... ORIF of ankle fracture ... pain and swelling ... flowing in and out ... #msk #infected
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 ... Answer: Pain in ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #knee
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
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 ... Ankle block with ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #ultrasound #MSK
Shoulder Dislocation - Intraarticular Lidocaine Injection on POCUS
Want to add spice to your relationship with minor
Diagnose...intra ... Never fails to put ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #anesthesia ... #local #pain
Interscalene Nerve Block on POCUS
Fracture/dislocation of a shoulder. Pt hypoxic/hypovent due to opiates. When your rock
Fracture/dislocation ... of a shoulder. ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #pain #local #anesthesia ... #msk
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 ... #treatment #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
axial (spine, shoulders ... Very hard to get out ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... #MSK #rheumatology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... : • Fracture ... Arthritis • Gout ... #differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk