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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 ... - Septic Arthritis ... (1%) - Watch out ... : - Gout - Pseudo ... gout - Osteoarthritis
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 ... #MSK #Toe
Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
pain and swelling ... flowing in and out ... found to have septic ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #infected
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... weird joints (shoulders ... disease states Pathophysiology ... onset of swelling, pain ... include forefoot, ankles
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystalline - Gout ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... Erythematosus (SLE), should
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
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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be made, rule out ... Raise Test - Pain ... ligament (near anterior ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... include forefoot, ankles ... swelling, significant pain ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
with severe left shoulder ... pain. ... Diagnosis? ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK
Shoulder Dislocation - Intraarticular Lidocaine Injection on POCUS
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Diagnose...intra ... @CincySono #anterior ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #anesthesia ... #local #pain