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MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
and great toe pain-MTP ... No trauma. ... Ankle block with ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #MSK #Toe
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Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
Purulent Ankle Joint ... pain and swelling ... flowing in and out ... of the ankle joint ... #msk #infected
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Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
deposition in joints ... include forefoot, ankles ... swelling, significant pain ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit ... -->Cannot rule out ... joints for associated ... Consider trauma/ ... Posterior #Injury #msk
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