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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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Effusions - Septic ... Osteoarthritis - Overuse syndrome ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... differential #diagnosis #msk
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
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
ED arrival MSK ... - Fractures, dislocations ... (posterior shoulder ... compartment syndrome ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
Syndrome (SIS): ... Repetitive Overhead Activity ... Impingement Syndrome ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #pathophysiology
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
=> Over time, active ... Months later, active ... Stiffness (decr active ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... stages #staging #msk
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Increased Pain with Activity ... Thrombosis • Septic ... Trauma to Vessel (dislocation ... Marfan's Syndrome ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystalline - Gout ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Poliomyelitis Activity ... Fracture • Hip dislocation ... Valgus position of knee ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
• Pain deep in knee ... is "giving out" ... Inability to continue activity ... #ACL #Injury #MSK ... #Sports #pathophysiology
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Infection • Septic ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Patellofemoral Syndrome ... Tendon Rupture, Dislocation ... Deformity #Limp #MSK