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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 ... Diagnosis Framework ... bearing after injury ... #differential #
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
predispose to other orthopedic ... common sites: hip ... , shoulder ... Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... #diagnosis #causes
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Deformity / Limp - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Other Causes ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
blood cultures should ... the preferred test ... typically part of the workup ... for HIV, Chlamydia ... Distal joints, knees
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
and Hip) - Diagnosis ... elbow fully as a test ... of dash board injury ... knee are flexed ... #Elbow #Hip #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... Diagnosis Baseline ... investigations depending on clinical ... #causes
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
1) Clinical diagnosis ... hydrocephalus, HIV ... ... laboratory tests ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... : HIV test, a rubella ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... #laboratory #workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential ... when evaluation should ... or acute kidney injury ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... #causes #Differential
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
unique approach and workup ... (25%) TEST FOR: ... Check hip and ankle ... WORK UP: obtain ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic