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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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- Systemic disease ... (1%) - Watch out ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... SLE - Behcet Disease
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
species - Lyme disease ... Coccidioidomycosis Crystal - Gout ... Usually involves the knee ... involve the b/l wrists ... , psoriatic arthritis
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
joints (shoulders, wrists ... • Underlying disease ... atypical locations: Wrist ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... , fingers, wrist
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
metacarpophalangeal, and wrist ... joints in acute disease ... In chronic disease ... Chronic Tophaceous Gout ... chronic tophaceous gout
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... osteoarthritis, gout ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... unable to rule out ... #Diagnosis #Management
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
functional deficit and arthritis ... ulna, pain with wrist ... fractures • ED Management ... Triquetrum #Fracture #Wrist ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... Painless) Purulent Arthritis ... Distal joints, knees ... , wrists, ankles ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... , fingers, wrist ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... not possible • Ultrasound
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Must rule out other ... maculopapular rash, arthritis ... low ferritin, arthritis ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... of hands/feet, knees ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis ... #diagnosis #management