221 results
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
		-
(1%) - Watch out ... : - Gout - Pseudo ... gout - Osteoarthritis ... Behcet Disease Post-Infectious ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... clinical history of gout ... • Gout can present ... Gout is relatively ... DrvonBorstel #Gout
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Aspiration of MTP Gout ... small. 1st MTP gout ... Aspiration #MTP #Gout ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #msk #toe
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... DM/HTN (no hx gout ... Just tx as gout? ... MSU crystals=Gout ... RJonesSonoEM #MTP #Gout
Talar Gout on POCUS

Got the gouch! Talus shown with erosion, overhanging edge, and hyperemia at eroded
Talar Gout on POCUS ... Got the gouch ... Tap + MSU crystals ... #Talar #Talus #Gout ... #POCUS #MSK #Clinical
Gout Management Algorithm

DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2020.04.010

#Gout #Management #Algorithm #rheumatology #uricacid
Gout Management ... Algorithm DOI: ... .2020.04.010 #Gout ... #Management #Algorithm
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Crystalline - Gout ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Massive Pericardial Effusion on Echocardiogram

I recently saw the largest pericardial effusion of my life. Something out
Massive Pericardial Effusion ... largest pericardial effusion ... Something out of ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
U/S - Is the shoulder IN or OUT?

Top Clip: IN (No Dislocation)
Bottom Clip: OUT (Anterior Dislocation!)
-
shoulder IN or OUT ... ) Bottom Clip: OUT ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #MSK #Shoulder
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Fluid Analysis Effusion ... birefringent crystals), Gout ... Syonvial #Fluid #Effusion