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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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Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Osteoarthritis - Overuse syndrome ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... - Aneurysmal bone ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
include a: • Neurologic ... Normal: Air > bone ... : Bone > Air conduction ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Noise trauma ○ MS
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Bone Deformity / ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Patellofemoral Syndrome ... • Dwarfism #Bone ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
decreased muscle tone ... Viral: VZV, HSV, HIV ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... nerve injured (less ... Check hip and ankle ... Posterior #Injury #msk