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Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
looseness of the knee ... That causes the ... knee to buckle during ... Lachmans #test #ACL #Knee ... cruciate #ligament #msk
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
, symmetrical, polyarticular ... Myopathy (Also caused ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK
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 ... Diagnosis Framework Knee ... distal to the knee ... #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Achilles Tendon Rupture in Slow Motion

Caused by high speed knee extension with ankle dorsiflexion.

Dr. Boris Gojanovic
Slow Motion Caused ... by high speed knee ... #PhysicalExam #msk
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
birefringent - CPPD ... Usually involves the knee ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Diagnosis Algorithm Polyarticular ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
red Macules) POLYARTICULAR ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... analysis: • MSU ... : Gout • CPPD: ... Singh @rav7ks #Knee
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... • Ascites • COPD ... CNS lesion: ALS, MS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Chondrocalcinosis: Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) Deposition Disease

 - Acute CPPD precipitation into the joint space ->
Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD ... Disease - Acute CPPD ... (especially in knees ... space -> Subacute polyarticular ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD