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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
or pseudogout, OA ... for cell count, culture ... • Non-bloody: OA ... gonorrhea, Lyme, OA ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... Lumbar Spine and SI Joints ... Osteoarthritis (OA ... @AmyChung #Joint ... #Disorders #msk
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
swelling in weird joints ... : OA in atypical ... • Gram stain, culture ... deposition in joints ... Gram stain and culture
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Interphalangeal Joint ... or volar plate rupture ... dislocation, due to rupture ... dislocation, due to rupture ... #Orthopedics #MSK
This is what a shoulder dislocation looks like on US before and after reduction. Focus on
Focus on the joint ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #MSK #Shoulder
How to Use Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify Shoulder Dislocation #Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder #Dislocation
How to Use Point-of-Care ... Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Good to poor • Culture ... clot: poor • Culture ... analysis: • MSU ... : Gout • CPPD: ... diagnosis #septic #joint
Complete Rupture of Patellar tendon on POCUS. See the Normal and Ruptured.

EMUSS @emuss_uk

#Rupture #Patellar #tendon #POCUS
Complete Rupture ... Patellar tendon on POCUS ... the Normal and Ruptured ... Patellar #tendon #POCUS ... ultrasound #knee #msk
Achilles Tendon Rupture on POCUS
The clip shown demonstrated a ruptured achilles tendon

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Achilles #Tendon
Achilles Tendon Rupture ... on POCUS The clip ... demonstrated a ruptured ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #msk
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... • Charcot Joint ... Chondromalacia - Joint ... • Tendon Rupture ... Intraarticular #MSK