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Thompson Test with POCUS shows achilles rupture, retracted ratty tendon with hematoma.

Dr. Michael Schick @UltrasoundStuff -
Thompson Test with ... POCUS shows achilles ... retracted ratty tendon ... #MSK #Achilles ... #Thompson #Test
Intraoperative Thompson Test - Assessing the Achilles’ tendon following a surgical repair for rupture. The calf
Intraoperative Thompson ... calf squeeze or Thompson ... for detecting complete ... #achilles #Thompson ... physicalexam #surgery #msk
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Achilles Tendon ... gastrocnemius (+ Thompson ... calf squeeze test ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #msk
Complete Achilles tendon rupture on POCUS

Felt as hit on the back of leg (Complete Achilles tendon
Complete Achilles ... on POCUS Felt ... as hit on the back ... #rupture #POCUS ... #msk #ultrasound
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... present both at rest ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain with rest ... weight-bearing joints tend ... affects the knee hip ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Calf Muscle Hematoma on POCUS

50 year old male playing tennis felt a pop in his leg.
Muscle Hematoma on POCUS ... felt a pop in his ... Diagnosis: “Tennis ... tear vs Peroneus tendon ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Flexor Tenosynovitis on POCUS

Which of the following diagnoses does this clip best support?
Resolution: flexor tenosynovitis (majority
Tenosynovitis on POCUS ... the following diagnoses ... does this clip best ... around the flexor tendon ... #MSK #clinical
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... depressed deep tendon ... walking to nearly complete ... and sensitive tests ... for diagnosis of
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tracts Immune Complex ... diminished, or tender ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... Cryoglobulins • HIV