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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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Effusions - Septic ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Diagnosis and Management ... Fall on the out ... Put patient on arm ... Affected hip and knee ... Hip #Diagnosis #Management
Reduction of Patellar Dislocation 
Most patellar dislocations are lateral, and they often reduce on their own.
ketorolac⁣⁣ • obtain post-reduction ... the patient a knee ... crutches - they should ... #Procedure #MSK ... #Knee #Clinical
Patellar dislocation 
Patella dislocation refers to when the kneecap is completely displaced out of its normal
completely displaced out ... patella is primarily caused ... direct blow) to the knee ... #Orthopedics #Knee ... #msk
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
heart failure should ... be ruled out either ... cardiogram) should ... the underlying cause ... #CriticalCare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Neuro: altered mental ... , post-obstructive ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Neuro: altered mental ... , post-obstructive ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #causes
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Infection • Septic ... Arthritis Other Causes ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Tendon Rupture, Dislocation ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... : ~25% cases. ... -->Cannot rule out ... vascular imaging or serial ... #Injury #msk #clinical
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
to fibroadipose septa ... honeycomb’ or ‘pepper pot ... interrogation as it should ... infrapatellar bursa of the knee ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK