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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 ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Reactive Syndrome ... #Effusions #causes ... #msk #physicalexam
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
Patellofemoral Syndrome ... findings • Anterior Knee ... • Secondary effusion ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #msk
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS ... What's the diagnosis ... Lipohemarthrosis caused ... liquid layer in the effusion ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
Excessive IV Mg infusion ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Magnesium #Table #Causes ... #Management
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
and Management ... accessible joint effusion ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... Distal joints, knees ... #Management #Microbiology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Management Summary ... lung disease Caused ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... at the time of diagnosis ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
FOPE lesion) - MSK ... atraumatic adolescent knee ... early physeal fusion ... ) Differential diagnosis ... #msk
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
Band Friction Syndrome ... - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... Differential diagnosis ... #msk #clinical