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Ruptured Achilles Tendon on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Case of the Week! 30 yo M presented
Ruptured Achilles ... presented with R calf pain ... #Complete #Tear ... #MSK #Clinical ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Spinal Accessory Nerve Block for Myofascial Pain on POCUS

The needle is being viewed in-plane, approaching the
Spinal Accessory ... on POCUS The ... POCUS #Pain #clinical ... #ultrasound #anesthesia ... #MSK
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
and great toe pain-MTP ... Ankle block with ... Gram stain neg (culture ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #ultrasound #MSK
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
swelling, significant pain ... extensor elbows, Achilles ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... 2 attacks in a year