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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
fractured carpal bone ... common carpal bone ... functional deficit and arthritis ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Diagnosis? ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... clinical #cardiology #ultrasound ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #Trauma
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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- Differential Diagnosis ... - Septic Arthritis ... - Aneurysmal bone ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Ligament • Bone ... Previous joint trauma ... the subchondral bone ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... suggested by warmth, effusion ... Noninflammatory • Trauma ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Bone ... pseudogout • Trauma ... #differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Diagnosis? ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK
Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis on POCUS

A diabetic adult presents with pain and fever at this site.
Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... with overlying effusion ... Osteomyelitis #Septic #Arthritis ... clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #radiology
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
subtle trace of pericardial ... effusion Dr. ... Clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #trauma
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... • Diagnostic ... to identify pericardial ... toward the largest pericardial