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Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
pointes" • QRS axis ... Originates from single focus ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG
Baker's Cyst on POCUS
Very unusual ,6 years boy with a Baker cyst !!! No flow and
Baker's Cyst on POCUS ... connected to the knee ... #Bakers #Cyst #POCUS ... #clinical #knee ... #ultrasound #msk
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS ... Long axis in suprapatellar ... Lipohemarthrosis #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #msk ... #knee
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... 60-100 bpm - Axis ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis
Ultrasound guided arthrocentesis (knee) with a resident.  Same principles apply for all ultrasound guided procedures.
arthrocentesis (knee ... Long axis allows ... UltrasoundStuff #Knee ... Arthrocentesis #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
2) Rhythm 3) Axis ... interval < 120 ms ... interval ≥ 120 ms ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Interpretation #ECG
Ultrasound Guided Knee Injection on POCUS

The Ultrasound Site - MSK ultrasound education @mskultrasound

#Ultrasound #Guided #Knee #Injection
Ultrasound Guided Knee ... Ultrasound Site - MSK ... Ultrasound #Guided #Knee ... #clinical #msk ... #pocus
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
transverse/short axis ... infrapatellar bursa of the knee ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas #
Point of Care Ultrasound - Probe Movements
SWEEPING:
Here we slide the probe along a slug trail of
things less off-axis ... view from short axis ... , to long axis. ... COMPRESSION: E.g ... Motion #Ultrasound #POCUS
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
parasternal long axis ... x-ray and and ECG ... EM #Radiology #POCUS