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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid ... birefringent crystals), Gout ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid ... does not rule out ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential ... Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Monoarticular • Gout ... Podagra, Tophi) • Pseudogout ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Aspiration of MTP ... Gout Effusion ... to maximize fluid ... #clinical #pocus ... #ultrasound #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... 2000 in synovial fluid ... /Pseudogout) ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #MSK #
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
Posterior Ankle ... Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK ... thickening and fluid-signal ... hallucis longus Differential ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
and great toe pain-MTP ... Ankle block with ... In-plane aspiration ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #ultrasound #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... reactive arthritis, gout ... or pseudogout, ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Arthritis • Gout ... /pseudogout • ... #differential # ... lower #extremity #msk
Ankle Tendonitis on POCUS

A well-appearing  patient presents with lateral ankle pain that is worse with
Ankle Tendonitis ... pain that is worse ... On POCUS the tendon ... there is free fluid ... clinical #ultrasound #msk