22 results
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
) on Point of Care ... Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) POCUS for knee ... joint, so scan ... #MSK #POCUS #Clinical
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... medial or lateral joint ... #Knee #Meniscal ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
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 ... joint. ... #clinical #knee ... #ultrasound #msk
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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Fever/Chills/Joint ... (28%) - Gm - bacilli ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... differential #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... pain from: • Joint ... • Adjacent bursa ... Arthritis: • Acute ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Knee Effusion on POCUS

Subtle Knee effusion can be made more evident by milking the inferior joint
POCUS Subtle Knee ... milking the inferior joint ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #ultrasound #clinical ... #Msk #labeled
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... medial or lateral joint ... #Knee #Meniscal ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... medial or lateral joint ... #Knee #Meniscal ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Olecranon Bursitis Aspiration
60 yo ESRD with elbow arm pain - PoCUS during exam. Aspiration at bedside
elbow arm pain - PoCUS ... Next stop=joint ... Olecranon #Bursitis #Bursa ... Aspiration #clinical #msk ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
Hemarthrosis on POCUS ... joint proper. ... #Hemarthrosis #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk