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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 ... clinical #pocus #ultrasound ... #msk #toe
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... without using ultrasound ... MSU crystals=Gout ... Clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #MSK #Toe
Gout Tophus on POCUS

Linear transducer about 1cm away from bone/joint, typical of small joint in a
Gout Tophus on POCUS ... 1cm away from bone ... joint suggests gout ... clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... • Great toe ( ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... overhanging cortical bone
MTP Septic arthritis due to non-tuberculous mycobacterium without effusion
We had an immunosuppressed patient with a concerning
MTP Septic arthritis ... History of gout. ... 1) even with gout ... arthritis 3) ultrasound ... No-one wanted to
Pectoralis Major Tear on POCUS

Interestingly, although sonographically they often appear to present at the MTJ, they
present at the MTJ ... osseo-tendinous avulsions of one ... retraction back to the MTJ ... #Tear #POCUS #MSK ... #Ultrasound #Clinical