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Thompson Test with POCUS shows achilles rupture, retracted ratty tendon with hematoma.

Dr. Michael Schick @UltrasoundStuff -
shows achilles ... rupture, retracted ... #MSK #Achilles ... #Tendon #Ruptured ... Thompson #Test #Tear
Achilles Tendon Rupture on POCUS

Obviously , diagnostic of the rupture of the Achille tendon is above
Achilles Tendon ... Rupture on POCUS ... of the Achille tendon ... #Tendon #Rupture ... #POCUS #MSK #Ultrasound
Ruptured Achilles Tendon on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Case of the Week! 30 yo M presented
Ruptured Achilles ... Tendon on Point ... #Tendon #Ruptured ... #Complete #Tear ... #MSK #Clinical
Achilles tendon rupture on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Achilles tendon rupture. Look for disruption of
Achilles tendon ... rupture on POCUS ... tendon rupture. ... confuse w/partial tears ... #tendon #rupture
Haglund Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The Haglund Deformity (enlarged superior margin calcaneal posterior process)
Haglund Syndrome - MSK ... Partial undersurface tear ... Differential diagnosis ... • Inflammatory Arthritis ... #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... warm, swollen, tender ... for cell count, culture ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... e.g., meniscal tears ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #arthritis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Inflammatory Joint ... in Rheumatoid arthritis ... tend to bear the ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Rickets Hip Joint ... Patella (e.g., Tendon ... Rupture, Dislocation ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
on POCUS IVDU ... Tender on top of ... Diagnosis? ... Culture MRSA. ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK