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Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... • This case should ... Differential diagnosis ... #diagnosis #msk
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
Myeloma - punched out ... #Tumors #Diagnosis ... #Bony #Differential ... #Radiology #XRay ... #msk #lesions #
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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Knee Effusions - Septic ... (1%) - Watch out ... Effusions: - Gout ... - Pseudo gout ... #diagnosis #msk
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystalline - Gout ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
different types of bone ... Myeloma - punched out ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Radiology ... #XRay #MSK #pediatrics
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
fluid protein should ... practitioners to rule out ... lymphangioscintigraphy can be done ... point to rule out ... should also include
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
injury (i.e. post ... inflamed, usually in one ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... stages #staging #msk
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
Bone: Bone ... to fibroadipose septa ... interrogation as it should ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... Atlas #Clinical #Radiology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
reactive arthritis, gout ... Spondyloarthropathies, gout ... Parallel, yellow = gout ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... Conditions for Gout ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... overhanging cortical bone