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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 ... Arthritis: - ... Intra-articulation fracture ... - Aneurysmal bone ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Rib Fracture on POCUS

There is an interruption in the continuity of this bone (rib), indicated by
POCUS There is ... continuity of this bone ... superior to X-ray ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #msk
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - Lateral View.⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the normal
Anatomy of the Knee ... Effusion or collection ... and the patella tendon ... #Xray #Lateral ... #clinical #radiology
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
Effusion (normal ... ) POCUS for knee ... effusions: remember ... distal quadriceps tendon ... #MSK #POCUS #Clinical
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... joint needs to be clinically ... disruption (may be bony ... Finger #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
on POCUS. 60 ... 4 days ago, tender ... of pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Anatomy of the Knee ... it, think of a fracture ... or to look for effusion ... #xray #clinical ... ap #radiology #msk
Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis on POCUS

A diabetic adult presents with pain and fever at this site.
on POCUS A diabetic ... with overlying effusion ... and tendon. ... #clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS ... intra-articular fracture ... liquid layer in the effusion ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #knee
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
ULTRASOUND Bone ... infrapatellar bursa of the knee ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas # ... Clinical #Radiology