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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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Osteoarthritis - Overuse syndrome ... - Inflammatory bowel ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... leukemia • Sezary syndrome ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Syndrome (IBS) - ... Diagnosis and Workup ... cultures, but test ... Balloon Expulsion Test ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Myelodysplastic syndromes ... formed or don’t work ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
sex • Metabolic syndrome ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... treatment; consider ... #rheumatology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
-->Cannot rule out ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... Compartment syndrome ... consider compartment syndrome ... Posterior #Injury #msk
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
TLS (tumor-lysis syndrome ... decompression SVC syndrome ... Hyperviscosity syndrome ... Cytokine-release syndrome ... Differentiation syndrome
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
carry treatment ... hormones that work ... thiamine, and watch out ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... algorithm #management #treatment