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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... effusions, reduced ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... #diagnosis #management
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Diagnosis? ... showed effusion ... effusion. ... #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 ... Coupled w/ the history ... #clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... deposition in joints ... attacks • Other joints ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... not possible • Ultrasound
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... thickening or effusion ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... #Management