13 results
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
with the knee joint ... distal quadriceps tendon ... proximal to the patella ... Evaluation #Knee #MSK ... #POCUS #Clinical
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Other Causes ... • Rickets Hip Joint ... (e.g., Tendon Rupture ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
		-
Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Intra-articulation fracture - Patellar ... #diagnosis #msk
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Tender on top of ... Diagnosis? ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... interphalangeal joint ... with joint-space ... Giant Cell Tumor Tendon
Haglund Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The Haglund Deformity (enlarged superior margin calcaneal posterior process)
Haglund Syndrome - MSK ... Case description ... • Inflammatory Arthritis ... #mri #clinical ... #msk
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
Freiberg Infraction - MSK ... Case description ... injury: Dorsal ... #mri #clinical ... #msk
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
to identify the normal ... Joint Space - Check ... To asses the patella ... or to look for effusion ... ap #radiology #msk
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
FOPE lesion) - MSK ... early physeal fusion ... Some studies point ... #mri #clinical ... #msk
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... pupils pinned or normal ... attributed to opiate ... ) #COWS #Opiate ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis