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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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- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-weight bearing ... Intra-articulation fracture ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Delayed Fracture Healing - Non-Union - Malunion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Inflammation (Hours-Days) -> Soft Callus (Days-Weeks)
Delayed Fracture ... Healing - Non-Union ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Premature cast removal ... #Malunion #MSK
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... other suggestive features ... effusion, or z scores ... Typical peeling ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Leg Pain: • Fracture ... Slipped capital femoral ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Parkinsons plus syndromes have features of parkinsonism but they differ from parkinsons disease in having some
from parkinsons disease ... in having some ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... PSP #LewyBody #MSA ... #Algorithm
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
: Testing The diagnosis ... secondary causes leading ... Three clinical features ... pseudoachalasia: • Short ... #Achalasia #diagnosis