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Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
hinge joint; ROM ... hinge joint; ROM ... tendon), mallet finger ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet Finger Absence ... needs to be clinically ... that is fixed in flexion ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Flexor Tenosynovitis on POCUS

Which of the following diagnoses does this clip best support?
Resolution: flexor tenosynovitis (majority
the following diagnoses ... patients index finger ... Tenosynovitis #POCUS #MSK ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #Finger
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
Stenosing flexor ... The diagnosis is ... clinical, and can ... tenosynovitis #msk ... #orthopedics #rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
deposition in joints ... attacks • Other joints ... ankles, knees, fingers ... not possible • Ultrasound ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint ... Diagnosis? ... Culture MRSA. ... Effusion #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #MSK
Left Forearm Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Our patient was a 19-year-old male with past
Forearm Abscess on Point ... muscle belly of the flexor ... This led to the diagnosis ... Forearm #Abscess #MSK ... #Clinical
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
little, or pinky, finger ... ECU Subluxation diagnosed ... tendon, MRI or ultrasound ... #subluxation #clinical ... Orthopedics #Wrist #msk
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... has five major clinical ... muscle aches, joint ... fungal stain of clinical ... scalp, vagina, fingers