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Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Transverse View

Young male with MMA injury
intermedius on POCUS ... scan performed-negative ... What is diagnosis ... #muscle #msk #clinical ... #ultrasound #transverse
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Sagittal View

Young male with MMA injury
intermedius on POCUS ... scan performed-negative ... What is diagnosis ... #muscle #msk #clinical ... #ultrasound #Sagittal
Gout Tophus on POCUS

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

Painful and swollen 1st metatarsal. Double contour sign. Diagnosis? Gout. 

Global Ultrasound Institute
on POCUS Painful ... Diagnosis? ... Global Ultrasound ... #clinical #rheumatology ... #ultrasound
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Diagnosis: • ... tested and if negative ... need to be ruled out ... #diagnosis #management
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... Crystal induced (Gout ... aureus • Gram-negative ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
culture used to diagnose ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... stain and culture- Diagnose ... #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... #treatment #rheumatology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Coccidioides - Negative ... Cryptococcus - Negative ... or GVHD (leaky gut ... Galactomannan #diagnosis ... #comparison
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... synovial fluid • Gout ... urate crystals (gout ... ANAs; thus, a negative ... level to exclude myositis