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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 ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... - Acute rheumatic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
Friction Syndrome ... - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... pain with point ... • Treatment: Conservative
Piriformis Test

The Piriformis test evaluates for pain from sciatic nerve irritation caused by the piriformis muscle.
With
patient prone, the knees ... degrees and the ... hips are internally ... #PhysicalExam # ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Ober's Test for TFL/ITB Inflammation

With the patient in the lateral position, affected side up.  The
horizontal without pain ... restricted or pain ... #Syndrome #ITBand ... #video #physicalexam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... • Bursitis • IBD ... Immobilization) • Acute ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Reduction of Patellar Dislocation 
Most patellar dislocations are lateral, and they often reduce on their own.
or recline with hips ... knee⁣⁣ • usually pain ... Dislocation #Procedure #MSK ... #Knee #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... enzymes ↑ • Mild ... -1 and HIV-2 • ... antibody test) Treatment ... #Syndrome #HIV
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
by serositis • Acute ... associated with mild ... patient is in the knee-to-chest ... and radicular pain ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... • Weakness: mild ... Paresthesias: Hands ... or feet • Pain ... variants: (1) acute
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... spine, shoulders, hips ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, IBD ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology