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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 ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) POCUS for ankle ... the tibiotalar joint
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint ... poly-articular joint ... Joint involvement ... effusion (Swelling ... space decr joint
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
normal knee) on Point ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) POCUS for knee ... effusions: remember ... with the knee joint
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Monoarticular (1 joint ... ): • Septic joint ... so trauma and joint ... late prosthetic joint
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
patellofemoral joint ... patellofemoral joint ... • Secondary effusion ... patellofemoral joint ... with MRI effusion
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - Joint ... Fluid Analysis Effusion ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... Syonvial #Fluid #Effusion
Reactive Arthritis
 • Inflammation of joints (commonly large joints)
    - Asymmetric Oligoarthritis: Joint
Inflammation of joints ... commonly large joints ... Oligoarthritis: Joint ... ) - Large Joint ... Effusions • Inflammation
Osteoarthritis (OA): Clinical findings
 • Stimulation of joint nociceptors in subchondral bone -> Pain with loading
Stimulation of joint ... loading / use of joint ... movement of the joint ... production -> Joint ... effusion #Osteoarthritis
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... transducer on lung Point ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... Sign #Clinical #POCUS ... Lung #Pleural #Effusion
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Interphalangeal Joint ... Interphalangeal joint ... stabilized by the joint ... hinge joint; ROM ... = hinge joint;