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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
Tibiotalar Ankle Effusion Evaluation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for ankle effusions: position the ankle
Tibiotalar Ankle Effusion ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... POCUS for ankle effusions ... #Tibiotalar #Effusion ... #Ankle #POCUS #MSK
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Relevant Sonopathology of the Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX) - Point of Care Ultrasound
 - Right Ventricular
Point of Care Ultrasound ... Failure - Aortic Aneurysm ... - Pericardial Effusion
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
Suprapatellar Knee Effusion ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... POCUS for knee effusions ... Suprapatellar #Bursa #Effusion ... Evaluation #Knee #MSK
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Ankle Arthrocentesis on POCUS

This patient presented with non traumatic ankle pain & swelling. PoCUS can detect
can detect an effusion ... Absence of a joint effusion ... makes a septic ... Arthrocentesis #effusion ... #msk
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Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... Diaphragmatic: • Hepatic ... • Subphrenic abscess ... 2LmUODZ #Pleural #Effusion
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 ... commonly affected • Assess ... diameter to max aneurysm
Pleural effusion + lung mass + abscess on POCUS

Image from Dr Oscar Diaz.

- Dr. Marco Umaña
Pleural effusion ... + lung mass + abscess ... mumara04 #Pleural #effusion ... #lung #mass #abscess ... Pulmonary #Clinical #Ultrasound
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Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
AC joint showed effusion ... glenohumeral joint effusion ... #Arthritis #Effusion ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK
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