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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
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Fever/Chills/Joint ... Intra-articulation fracture - Patellar ... : - Hemarthrosis ... - Synovium - Oral ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
supra-patella plica ... blood filled knee joint ... stock standard effusion ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #msk
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
on POCUS IVDU ... Tender on top of ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #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 ... /hemarthrosis, I ... ap #radiology #msk