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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 ... (1%) - Watch out ... Gout - Pseudo ... gout - Osteoarthritis ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Culture: Negative Septic ... analysis: • MSU ... : Gout • CPPD: ... Singh @rav7ks #Knee
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystalline - Gout ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... have other symptoms
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
axial (spine, shoulders ... constitutional symptoms ... Very hard to get out ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout
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
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... • Must rule out ... , MOG-IgG test should ... need to be ruled out