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Achilles tendon rupture on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Achilles tendon rupture. Look for disruption of
rupture on POCUS ... confuse w/partial tears ... #POCUS #clinical ... ultrasound #clinical #msk ... #orthopedics
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
ROM +/- fever, chills ... arthrocentesis w/ fluid culture ... diagnosis Treatment ... parenteral Abx, Orthopedics ... patient admitted for treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Fever, cough, chills ... or serology for ... : • Culture of ... : • Serology for ... Meningitis, septic arthritis
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
frequent attacks • Arthritis ... extensor elbows, Achilles ... Gram stain and culture ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... 2 attacks in a year