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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
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... #Disorders #msk ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rheumatic Fever Acute ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polyarticular Join ... Articular - Acute ... Infectious #JointPain #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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Framework Knee Effusion ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
suggested by warmth, effusion ... the time course (acute ... the morning • Effusion ... MONOARTHRITIS • Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Pericardial Clot on Echocardiogram

ST elevation of acute pericarditis was misdiagnosed as STEMI and thrombolysed with SK
ST elevation of acute ... thrombolysed with SK ... hemorrhagic pericardial effusion ... #Pericardial #effusion ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
great toe pain-MTP joint ... X-rays= DJD, no acute ... POCUS revealed joint ... MTP joint. ... #ultrasound #MSK
Ankle Arthrocentesis on POCUS

This patient presented with non traumatic ankle pain & swelling. PoCUS can detect
PoCUS can detect ... an effusion and ... Absence of a joint ... a septic joint unlikely ... #ultrasound #msk