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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 ... bearing after injury ... #Effusions #causes ... #msk #physicalexam
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... • Inflammatory disease ... Urethral stricture/valves ... /phimosis #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
C3, C4 - Test for ... infections are common causes ... of glomerular disease ... #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
. 5) C3, C4 - Test ... infections are common causes ... of glomerular disease ... #glomerular #disease ... #workup #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... quantify renal injury ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... hypercellular glomeruli
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... that a one-off value ... As with many disease ... Best to have an ... #Algorithm #workup
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
unique approach and workup ... DISLOCATION: ~25% cases ... (25%) TEST FOR: ... WORK UP: obtain ... #msk #clinical
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... • Infectious causes ... #management #neurology