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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... the knee Infectious ... Knee Effusions ... differential #diagnosis #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 ... inferior joint ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #Msk #labeled
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
Effusion (normal ... knee) on Point ... of Care Ultrasound ... knee joint, so ... #MSK #POCUS #Clinical
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Arthrocentesis ... : Gout • CPPD: ... #Effusions #Arthrocentesis ... diagnosis #septic #joint
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... without using ultrasound ... MSU crystals=Gout ... Labeled Schematic ... #MSK #Toe
Gout Tophus on POCUS

Linear transducer about 1cm away from bone/joint, typical of small joint in a
The tophus over ... the joint suggests ... clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #rheumatology ... #labeled
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
Suprapatellar Knee ... joint proper. ... stock standard effusion ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Anatomy of the Knee ... Joint Space - Check ... effusion/hemarthrosis ... ap #radiology #msk ... #orthopedics #labeled
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Inflammatory Versus ... suggested by warmth, effusion ... morning • Effusion ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

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