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Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
) Joint Septic Arthritis ... AC joint septic ... AC joint septic ... septic arthritis ... #POCUS #clinical
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... should have other symptoms ... #Disorders #msk
Septic arthritis of the elbow on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

66M w painful, swollen R elbow
Septic arthritis ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... effusion seen between ... @UAB_Sono #Septic ... #Joint #Clinical
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 ... - Septic Arthritis ... : - Reactive arthritis ... Acute rheumatic fever ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Ankle Arthrocentesis on POCUS

This patient presented with non traumatic ankle pain & swelling. PoCUS can detect
PoCUS can detect ... Absence of a joint ... a septic joint unlikely ... #clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk
Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis on POCUS

A diabetic adult presents with pain and fever at this site.
Osteomyelitis / Septic ... Arthritis on POCUS ... Osteomyelitis #Septic ... #Arthritis #clinical ... #msk #radiology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... 50%): Pleurisy / effusion ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
suggested by warmth, effusion ... noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... the morning • Effusion ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... reversal of the hepatic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset HFpEF.
Pericarditis on POCUS ... Note the septal ... mitral velocity and hepatic ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #s4C