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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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sensation distal to ... the knee Infectious ... : - Gout - Pseudo ... gout - Osteoarthritis ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Arthrocentesis ... Inflammatory arthritis ... analysis: • MSU ... : Gout • CPPD:
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Crystalline - Gout ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... - with the skin ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... ) and great toe ... MSU crystals=Gout ... Labeled Schematic ... #MSK #Toe
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Aspiration of MTP Gout ... Effusion Good ... In-plane ultrasound ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #msk #toe
Elbow arthrocentesis with POCUS 
Probe oriented transverse with obvious effusion in the olecranon fossa
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Elbow arthrocentesis ... transverse with obvious effusion ... kim #Elbow #arthrocentesis ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Inflammatory Versus ... suggested by warmth, effusion ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Tender on top of ... Arthrocentesis-64K ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK
Knee Effusion on POCUS

Subtle Knee effusion can be made more evident by milking the inferior joint
Knee Effusion on ... evident by milking the ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #Msk ... #labeled
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... , gout or pseudogout ... OA *Always do arthrocentesis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK