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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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Knee Effusions - Septic ... (1%) - Watch out ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... Post-Infectious
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... • This case should ... • Gout can present ... diffuse chondral disease ... #rheumatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystalline - Gout ... within 1 month of infection ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
reactive arthritis, gout ... Spondyloarthropathies, gout ... Parallel, yellow = gout ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #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 ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... weird joints (shoulders ... • Underlying disease ... states Pathophysiology ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Must rule out ... , MOG-IgG test should ... need to be ruled out ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Must rule out other ... susceptibility, infectious ... #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Interstitial Lung Disease ... Debate if this should ... fluid leaking out ... intersitial space Infection ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... Diagnose concomitant infection ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology