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Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... • Gouty tophus ... - **MSK rads ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Talar Gout on POCUS

Got the gouch! Talus shown with erosion, overhanging edge, and hyperemia at eroded
Talar Gout on POCUS ... Got the gouch ... Tap + MSU crystals ... #Talar #Talus #Gout ... #POCUS #MSK #Clinical
Gout Tophus on POCUS

Linear transducer about 1cm away from bone/joint, typical of small joint in a
Gout Tophus on POCUS ... joint suggests gout ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Gout ... POCUS #ultrasound #msk
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Aspiration of MTP Gout ... small. 1st MTP gout ... Aspiration #MTP #Gout ... pocus #ultrasound #msk
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Monoarticular • Gout ... -4 joints) • Gout ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... DM/HTN (no hx gout ... Just tx as gout? ... MSU crystals=Gout ... POCUS #ultrasound #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Crystalline - Gout ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #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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(1%) - Watch out ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
reactive arthritis, gout ... Spondyloarthropathies, gout ... Parallel, yellow = gout ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Very hard to get out ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK