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Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder ... tests for the AC ... Cross-arm shoulder ... Resisted shoulder ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #MSK
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
ED arrival MSK ... dislocations (posterior shoulder ... - AC), rhabdomyolysis ... especially with AC
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... Look at the pCO2 ... the change in pCO2 ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG
How to Use Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify Shoulder Dislocation #Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder #Dislocation
Ultrasound to Identify Shoulder ... Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder
This is what a shoulder dislocation looks like on US before and after reduction. Focus on
This is what a shoulder ... Focus on the joint ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #MSK #Shoulder
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
normalize the ABG ... than monitoring ABG ... failure), not the ABG ... -BiPAP should never ... to “blow off” CO2
Posterior Shoulder Dislocation on POCUS

The team wasn't sure if shoulder had been reduced. Rather than send
Posterior Shoulder ... Dislocation on POCUS ... wasn't sure if shoulder ... #Dislocation #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
U/S - Is the shoulder IN or OUT?

Top Clip: IN (No Dislocation)
Bottom Clip: OUT (Anterior Dislocation!)
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U/S - Is the shoulder ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #MSK #Shoulder
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation Pre and Post-Reduction on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Using #POCUS to identify an
Anterior Shoulder ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) Using #POCUS ... identify an anterior shoulder ... Ultrasound #Cinical #MSK
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Septic Arthritis on POCUS ... with severe left shoulder ... Tender on top of shoulder ... Arthritis #Effusion #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK