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Olecranon bursitis in gout on POCUS

Note the hyperechogenicity of the synovial fluid (>20000 cells)

Rheumatology @Rheumatology

#olecranon #bursitis
Olecranon bursitis ... in gout on POCUS ... @Rheumatology ... #gout #clinical ... #elbow
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... fingers, wrist, elbow ... cellulitis mimic, bursitis ... Tophi on extensor elbows ... #treatment #rheumatology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
shoulders, wrists, elbows ... culture used to diagnose ... fingers, wrist, elbow ... #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Gout Tophus on POCUS

Linear transducer about 1cm away from bone/joint, typical of small joint in a
Gout Tophus on POCUS ... joint suggests gout ... tophi #clinical #POCUS ... ultrasound #msk #rheumatology ... #labeled
Metatarsal Gout on POCUS

Painful and swollen 1st metatarsal. Double contour sign. Diagnosis? Gout. 

Global Ultrasound Institute
on POCUS Painful ... Diagnosis? ... Gout. ... #Metatarsal #POCUS ... #clinical #rheumatology
Distal Ureteral Stone
Pregnant woman (about 8 weeks by dates but no prenatal care yet) presents with
See labeled image ... Came out with diagnosis ... ureteral stone with POCUS ... ultrasound #clinical #pocus
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis ... in synovitis, bursitis ... chair, getting out ... subacromial-subdeltoid bursitis ... #Management #Rheumatology
Paraesophageal Abscess on POCUS
Pt with severe chest/abd pain. Ill/febrile. RUSH exam performed.  Diagnosis?  Patient
Paraesophageal Abscess on POCUS ... Diagnosis? ... GERD/esophagitis--out ... Labeled Schematic ... Paraesophageal #Abscess #POCUS