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Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... not possible • Ultrasound ... double contour sign ... Dual-energy CT → MSU
Baker's Cyst on POCUS 
63yo w p/w pain and swelling behind knee.  Probe on knee
dx) that pops out ... Sign of intraarticular ... Global Ultrasound ... #Cyst #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
to fibroadipose septa ... honeycomb’ or ‘pepper pot ... interrogation as it should ... infrapatellar bursa of the knee ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Bilateral signs ... • Must rule out ... need to be ruled out ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... -->Cannot rule out ... vascular imaging or serial ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic ... Posterior #Injury #msk