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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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- Differential ... Osteoarthritis - Overuse syndrome ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... Effusions #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... - **MSK rads ... Differential diagnosis ... mri #clinical #Radiology ... #rheumatology
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
Monoarthritis - Differential ... Coccidioidomycosis Crystal - Gout ... Usually involves the knee ... involve the b/l wrists ... Monoarthritis #Differential
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
joints (shoulders, wrists ... • Metabolic syndrome ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... , fingers, wrist ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... @docskalski #Knee ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... #Radiology #XRay ... peds #pediatrics #msk
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... Myeloma - punched out ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... #Radiology #XRay ... #msk #lesions #
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Crystalline - Gout ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Monoarticular • Gout ... -4 joints) • Gout ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
occur around the knee ... Myeloma - punched out ... Lesions #Bony #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #XRay #MSK #pediatrics
Pes Anserine Bursitis - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-like signal along the medial aspect of
Anserine Bursitis - MSK ... Radiology Imaging ... aspect of the knee ... Differential diagnosis ... #diagnosis #msk