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Flexor Tenosynovitis (FTS)

The clinical diagnosis of FTS is made using Kanavel’s Signs:
 - Fusiform swelling.
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Flexor Tenosynovitis ... using Kanavel’s Signs ... : - Fusiform swelling ... #Kanavels #Criteria ... #Sign #Hand #MSK
Kanavel's Criteria for Flexor Tenosynovitis 
 - Tenderness along the course of the flexor tendon
Kanavel's Criteria ... for Flexor Tenosynovitis ... flexor tendon - Fusiform ... #Kanavels #Criteria ... #Flexor #Tenosynovitis
Flexor Tenosynovitis on POCUS

Index finger including flexor tendon being viewed.  Note small fluid around the
Flexor Tenosynovitis ... supporting flexor tenosynovitis ... reveal Kanavel’s signs ... held in flexion, fusiform ... EUSmkh #Flexor #Tenosynovitis
Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis

50-year-old man, kidney transplant, with post-transplant diabetes. Inpatient for pneumonia. It evolves with delirium,
Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis ... physical examination, fusiform ... the 4 Kanavel criteria ... of the hand : fusiform ... #Flexor #Tenosynovitis
Flexor Tenosynovitis

And of course don't forget Kanavel's Criteria:
1. Tenderness along course of finger
2. Symmetrical swelling of
Flexor Tenosynovitis ... forget Kanavel's Criteria ... MRamzyDO #Flexor #Tenosynovitis ... #Kanavels #Criteria ... #Clinical #Sign
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA ... a very common trigger ... Common, early signs