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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 ... Framework Knee Effusion ... - Septic Arthritis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Fluid Analysis Effusion ... OA, Traumatic arthritis ... , Septic arthritis ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Syonvial #Fluid #Effusion
Shoulder Effusion Ballottement on Physical Examination

Shoulder effusion. You can ballot and see fluid return at posterior
Shoulder Effusion ... Examination Shoulder effusion ... #Shoulder #Effusion ... #glenohumeral #PhysicalExam ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
• Secondary effusion ... joint with MRI effusion ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #msk
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
rule out septic arthritis ... ; however, the diagnosis ... WBC < 50,000 #Diagnosis ... Syonvial #Fluid #Effusion ... Septic #Infective #Arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... suggested by warmth, effusion ... non-activity, may have effusion ... the morning • Effusion ... #MSK #rheumatology
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Painful - Cornea ... Nerve • Temporal Arteritis ... Demyelination • MS ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
of Pericardial Effusion ... - Differential Diagnosis ... SLE, Rheumatoid Arthritis ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Synovial Fluid Analysis:

Findings (COLOR	TRANSPARENCY	VISCOSITY	WBC COUNT (PER MM3)	PMN CELL COUNT (%)	GRAM STAIN	CULTURE	PCR TEST	CRYSTALS)

By Condition (Normal 
Noninflammatory 
Inflammatory:
nongonococcal ) #Diagnosis ... Syonvial #Fluid #Effusion ... Septic #Infective #Arthritis