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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 ... - Giant cell tumor ... Chondroblastoma - Benign Tumors ... Knee #Effusions #causes ... diagnosis #msk #physicalexam
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
dissociation • Other causes ... trauma/orbital tumor ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
artery dissection, tumors ... lung (Pancoast tumors ... experience, the cause ... surgery; as in our case ... ophthalmology #physicalexam
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
inspiration • Caused ... expiration • Caused ... swelling, secretions, tumor ... wheezing sound caused ... Findings #Pulmonary #PhysicalExam
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Tracheal mass/tumor ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... pulmonary #airway #physicalexam
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
Primary Bone Tumors ... - Most common tumour ... • Giant Cell Tumour ... Primary #Bone #Bony #Tumors ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
other germ cell tumor ... Bronchogenic cyst/Tumor ... • Bronchogenic tumor ... • Neurogenic tumor ... Mediastinal Tumors
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
fasciculus), which causes ... The most common causes ... of this are tumors ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam
Presentation of malignant disease in children 
Pre-school (<5 years old) 
 - Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Neuroblastoma - Wilm tumour ... ALL) - Brain tumours ... Malignant bone tumours ... #Malignancy #Tumors
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
Causes of Chronic ... Abnormality • Tumor ... Scan: • Tumors ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes