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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 ... Knee Effusion ... injuries - Meniscal ... #Effusions #causes ... diagnosis #msk #
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Bone Deformity / Limp ... - Differential ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... #MSK #Differential ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
Handle Tear - MSK ... The "double PCL sign ... Case description ... Differential diagnosis ... BucketHandle #Tear #knee
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Limb- proximal weakness ... life-threatening Differential ... /Edrophonium test ... - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign 2.
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Diagnosis Framework ... spine, shoulders, hips ... noninflammatory Signs ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... • Bilateral signs ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... management #neurology #differential
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
associated with signs ... Psoriasis - Elbows, knees ... temples, upper lip ... especially lower lip ... #diagnosis #skin
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
nerve injury (25%) TEST ... Check hip and ankle ... special ligament/meniscus ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic ... Posterior #Injury #msk