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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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Infectious Knee ... diagnosis #msk #
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
, risk increased ... respiratory infection ... disorder - Other causes ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Causes of Sudden ... Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Gastrointestinal infection ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • Infection: Cellulitis ... injury • DVT (Risks ... #differential # ... lower #extremity #msk
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... procedures - Infection ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... #Workup #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #MSK # ... rheumatology #Monoarticular
Tranexamic Acid - Indications and Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics:
 • MOA: Inhibits plasminogen activation to plasmin & inhibits fibrinolysis
Hypotension with rapid injection ... ; Nausea, vomiting ... diarrhea & abdominal pain ... fatigue; Increases risk ... #Pharmacology #hematology
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
) - Common Differential ... of neoplastic, infectious ... Risk factors include ... below the knee, ... BackPain #Lumbago #Differential
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
and fingers, or pain ... the face (many differential ... Unexplained fever, when infection ... including in children (pediatric ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential