10 results
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
		-
Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
the time course (acute ... spine, shoulders, hips ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint Pain ... History: Is the pain ... : • Acute or chronic ... e.g., congenital hip ... #MSK #rheumatology
Piriformis Test

The Piriformis test evaluates for pain from sciatic nerve irritation caused by the piriformis muscle.
With
evaluates for pain ... patient prone, the knees ... degrees and the hips ... Piriformis #Test #Hip ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... Like in this case ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
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
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
in Rheumatoid arthritis ... mechanical forces that are ... commonly affects the knee ... hip and L/C-spine ... Comparison #Versus #MSK
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... antibodies, which are ... Screening Tests for Acute ... Additional tests: HIV ... , and low back pain
Extreme Patellofemoral Joint Instability (PFJI)

In this video you can see an extreme rare case of bilateral
PFJI) In this video ... ranging from frank acute ... 4️⃣core, and hip ... #Orthopedics #Knee ... #msk
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
forefoot, ankles, knees ... swelling, significant pain ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... management #treatment #rheumatology