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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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Fever/Chills/Joint ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... differential #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... lachmans, posterior drawers ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... #Injury #msk #clinical
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Rinne Test: • ... • Outer Ear: ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... Cerebellopontine angle
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
sex • Metabolic syndrome ... include forefoot, ankles ... , knees, fingers ... extensor elbows, Achilles ... uricosuric) • Weight loss