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Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... osteoarthritis, gout ... Treatment: admission ... septic arthritis ... patient admitted for treatment
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystalline - Gout ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
OA, Traumatic arthritis ... birefringent crystals), Gout ... crystals), TB arthritis ... , Septic arthritis ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic
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 ... Arthritis: - ... : - Reactive arthritis ... RA/Idiopathic arthritis ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Septic arthritis #diagnosis #algorithm #management #treatment
Septic arthritis ... algorithm #management #treatment
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... • This case should ... - **MSK rads ... #Gouty #Arthritis
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... Diagnosis: r/o septic ... arthritis! ... Acute and chronic treatment ... NUIM_Chiefs #gout
U/S - Is the shoulder IN or OUT?

Top Clip: IN (No Dislocation)
Bottom Clip: OUT (Anterior Dislocation!)
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U/S - Is the shoulder ... IN or OUT? ... ) Bottom Clip: OUT ... Clinical #POCUS #MSK ... #Shoulder #Dislocation
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Inflammatory - Septic ... does not rule out ... septic arthritis ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic ... #Infective #Arthritis
Red Leg - Cellulitis Mimickers
 - Unilateral
     • Contact Dermatitis
• Acute Gout ... Fasciitis • Septic ... Arthritis