6 results
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
		-
Causes of Knee Effusions ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... #Effusions #causes ... diagnosis #msk # ... physicalexam
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for Hip ... One hip is maximally ... the patient's chest ... flexes at the knee ... video #sports #msk
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
Thomas' Test for Hip ... hip is maximally ... the patient's chest ... flexes at the knee ... video #sports #msk
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Bone Deformity / ... Osteomalacia • Rickets Hip ... Joint • Hip Dysplasia ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV ... macrophages in HIV ... low if you have HIV ... nodules possible in HIV ... Lung #Infections #HIV
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Bone ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam