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MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... MTP joint. ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #Gout #Effusion ... #ultrasound #MSK
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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Fever/Chills/Joint ... (1%) - Watch out ... Gout - Pseudo ... gout - Osteoarthritis ... #msk #physicalexam
Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
Purulent Ankle Joint ... ORIF of ankle fracture ... flowing in and out ... #Joint #POCUS # ... #msk #infected
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... include forefoot, ankles ... , knees, fingers ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... overhanging cortical bone