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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Effusion Red Flags ... Effusions - Septic ... Intra-articulation fracture ... #Effusions #causes
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Lipohemarthrosis caused ... intra-articular fracture ... liquid layer in the effusion ... tibial plateau fracture ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Anatomy of the Knee ... it, think of a fracture ... To asses the patella ... or to look for effusion ... Pal @drdevrad #knee
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... • Call for ultrasound ... Plan definitive management ... of underlying cause ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... for Three Common Causes ... for long bone fractures ... of poor organ perfusion ... #Shock #Management
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints, Casts ... deformity of hip and knee ... Used acutely in management ... scoliosis #Splints #Casts ... #Orthopedics #management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
point where tissue perfusion ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... after long bone fractures ... fibula) and hip fractures ... stabilization of long bone fractures
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
of hands/feet, knees ... nodules, joint effusions ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Arthritis #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
is the defining feature ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... differential #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... importantly, bedside ultrasound ... Adequate perfusion ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management