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MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... POCUS revealed joint ... MTP joint. ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #Gout #Effusion
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Gout Effusion ... gout in this case ... #Gout #Effusion ... #clinical #pocus ... #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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
suggested by warmth, effusion ... the time course (acute ... Crystal induced (Gout ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
MTP Septic arthritis due to non-tuberculous mycobacterium without effusion
We had an immunosuppressed patient with a concerning
MTP Septic arthritis ... History of gout. ... Extremely difficult case ... mycobacterium #clinical #pocus ... #joint #MTP #finger
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle ... must be ruled out ... present with a red eye ... anterior chambers Anatomic ... ClosedAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology
Common MRI Sequences - Basic MRI Brain Interpretation

 • T1 Sequence - T1 is for anatomy.
Sequence - T1 is for anatomy ... Since it’s anatomic ... Acute strokes are ... When cells run out ... of ATP, the Na/
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Renal Crisis: 1) Acute ... anemia (MAHA) Pathophysiology ... diagnosis and rule out ... • Refractory cases ... PLEX (overlap TTP