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Lipohemarthrosis on Elbow POCUS

Use POCUS when the elbow joint effusion is unclear on X-Ray.

Dr. Mohammed Alshamsi
Lipohemarthrosis ... the elbow joint effusion ... EmergOmBur #Lipohemarthrosis ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Lipohemarthrosis ... caused by intra-articular ... liquid layer in the effusion ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #knee
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 ... - Differential ... Framework Knee Effusion ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Differential ... Anxiety • Pleural Effusion ... CNS lesion: ALS, MS ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ) or IV saline infusion ... #Hypertension #Differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... pleura in severe cases ... Possible bilateral effusion ... #pulmonary #differential ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... suggested by warmth, effusion ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion ... In-plane ultrasound ... MTP gout in this case ... clinical #pocus #ultrasound ... #msk #toe
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
FOPE lesion) - MSK ... Case description ... early physeal fusion ... (save $$) Differential ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Subtle soft-tissue infrapatellar mass seen obscuring Hoffa's fat pad.
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK ... Case description ... Usually NOT joint effusions ... Differential diagnosis ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk