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Patellar Ballottement Test for Knee Effusion on Physical Examination

With the patient supine, the leg can be
Patellar Ballottement ... better assess for joint ... Compress the suprapatellar ... Patellar Ballottement ... clinical #video #msk
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
Knee Effusion ( ... normal knee) on Point ... with the knee joint ... proximal to the patella ... Evaluation #Knee #MSK
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
Suprapatellar Knee ... Note the supra-patella ... blood filled knee joint ... stock standard effusion ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
on POCUS IVDU ... Scan over AC joint ... AC joint septic ... AC joint septic ... #ultrasound #MSK