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Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Inflammatory arthritis ... clot: poor • Culture ... analysis: • MSU ... blood/synovial fluid ... septic #joint #fluid
Free Fluid in Morison's Pouch - Abdominal POCUS

Transducer is on the right midaxillary line w/ indicator
Free Fluid in Morison's ... Pouch - Abdominal POCUS ... Free fluid is seen ... Differential includes ... Pouch #Abdominal #POCUS
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
to Joint Pain - Arthritis ... Differential Diagnosis ... 2000 in synovial fluid ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Complete achilles tendon rupture on POCUS

Patient with posterior ankle pain playing sports. Complete achilles tendon rupture.
achilles tendon rupture ... on POCUS Patient ... echotexture and fluid ... #POCUS #Complete ... #clinical #msk
Perinephric fluid on POCUS

Differential Diagnosis: Calyceal rupture due to obstruction (eg, ureteral stone, crossing vessels, compression
Perinephric fluid ... on POCUS Differential ... Diagnosis: Calyceal rupture ... trauma, renal cyst rupture ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Haglund Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The Haglund Deformity (enlarged superior margin calcaneal posterior process)
Haglund Syndrome - MSK ... small amount of fluid ... Differential diagnosis ... • Inflammatory Arthritis ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - Differential ... function resulting in fluid ... Disease - Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Lyme), reactive arthritis ... for cell count, culture ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Deformity / Limp - Differential ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... (e.g., Tendon Rupture ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Differential #
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
) Joint Septic Arthritis ... on POCUS IVDU ... Culture MRSA. ... #Effusion #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK