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Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Acromioclavicular (AC ... left shoulder pain ... Scan over AC joint ... AC joint septic ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder Pain ... tests for the AC ... Chronic #Shoulder #Pain ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #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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Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... - Septic Arthritis ... : - Reactive arthritis ... RA/Idiopathic arthritis ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Inflammatory Versus ... suggested by warmth, effusion ... non-activity, may have effusion ... the morning • Effusion ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
• Fracture • Arthritis ... syndrome • Arthritis ... • Hematoma Venous ... Poikilothermia • Septic arthritis ... lower #extremity #msk
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Eye/Temple • Pain ... quickly, deep pain ... Pituitary Apoplexy, Venous ... Thrombosis, Giant Cell Arteritis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... painful swelling -> Pain ... in Rheumatoid arthritis ... Degenerative #Comparison #Versus ... #MSK #JointDisease
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
immunization Temporal arteritis ... - History of pain ... cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt ... Obesity Cerebral venous ... sudden severe pain
Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis on POCUS

A diabetic adult presents with pain and fever at this site.
Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... presents with pain ... with overlying effusion ... Osteomyelitis #Septic #Arthritis ... POCUS #ultrasound #msk
Intramuscular Calf Hematoma on POCUS
80 y/o older man. CAD + DAPT.  Working on fishing boat.
this case empiric AC ... causes of calf pain ... Hematoma #POCUS #msk