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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 ... Framework Knee Effusion ... - Septic Arthritis ... Benign Tumors: - Aneurysmal ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Monoarthritis • Septic ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... Reiter’s syndrome) Aseptic ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Point of Care Ultrasound ... Failure - Aortic Aneurysm ... - Pericardial Effusion
POCUS Reference Measurements
 • Gallbladder
 • Urinary Bladder
 • GI Tract
 • Pregnancy
 • Optic Nerve
Pregnancy • Optic ... Nerve • MSK ... #Measurements #Ultrasound
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
• Dilating Aneurysm ... • Pleural Effusion ... Disease • Peptic
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Culture: Negative Septic ... analysis: • MSU ... rav7ks #Knee #Effusions ... Interpretation #diagnosis #septic
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Large pericardial effusion ... expanding pericardial effusion ... infarct Ventricular Septal ... diameter to max aneurysm ... region • Acute aneurysm
Ankle Arthrocentesis on POCUS

This patient presented with non traumatic ankle pain & swelling. PoCUS can detect
can detect an effusion ... makes a septic ... Arthrocentesis #effusion ... clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk
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Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
Bronchograms on Ultrasound ... consolidation; static ... including large effusions ... AirBronchograms #Static ... Clinical #Lung #Ultrasound
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Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Interventricular septum ... or RWMA - LV Aneurysm ... involvement: - Effusion