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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 ... or to guide aspiration ... POCUS revealed joint ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #MSK #Toe
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Crystalline - Gout ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... #Disorders #msk ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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 ... : - Gout - Pseudo ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Monoarticular • Gout ... ) • Gout • Psoriatic ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Tibiotalar Ankle Effusion Evaluation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for ankle effusions: position the ankle
Tibiotalar Ankle Effusion ... Evaluation on Point ... ) POCUS for ankle ... the tibiotalar joint ... #MSK #Clinical
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 ... Like in this case ... Parallel, yellow = gout ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... interphalangeal joint ... with joint-space ... Case description ... - **MSK rads
Ankle Arthrocentesis on POCUS

This patient presented with non traumatic ankle pain & swelling. PoCUS can detect
PoCUS can detect ... guide arthrocentesis ... Absence of a joint ... a septic joint unlikely ... #ultrasound #msk
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
normal knee) on Point ... ) POCUS for knee ... effusions: remember ... with the knee joint ... Evaluation #Knee #MSK
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Effusion Good ... In-plane ultrasound guided ... in this case too ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #msk #toe