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Gout Tophus on POCUS

Linear transducer about 1cm away from bone/joint, typical of small joint in a
Gout Tophus on POCUS ... #Tophus #tophi ... #clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk ... #rheumatology #labeled
Gouty Tophi: Long, monosodium urate crystals (MSU)( Amorphous granular material on low power ) 

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Gouty Tophi: Long ... , monosodium urate ... crystals (MSU)( ... @drsys02 #Gouty ... #Tophi #tophaceous
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Monosodium urate ... + tophiTophi ... predominance • Urate ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... level >9 mg/dL • Tophi
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... on POCUS 50s male ... MSU crystals=Gout ... Labeled Schematic ... #MSK #Toe
Knee Effusion on POCUS

Subtle Knee effusion can be made more evident by milking the inferior joint
Knee Effusion on ... POCUS Subtle Knee ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #Msk ... #labeled
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Aspiration of MTP Gout ... Effusion Good ... small. 1st MTP gout ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #msk #toe
Wrist Effusion on POCUS

Walking a Resident through how to use PoCUS to locate a wrist effusion
Wrist Effusion on ... POCUS Walking ... through how to use PoCUS ... Step guide coming out ... #POCUS #MSK #clinical
Plankton Sign on POCUS
Complex pleural effusion after CABG - plankton sign 
Plankton sign + , swirling
Plankton Sign on POCUS ... Complex pleural effusion ... and echogenic areas ... hemothorax and rules out ... Plankton #Sign #POCUS
Baker's Cyst on POCUS 
63yo w p/w pain and swelling behind knee.  Probe on knee
Baker's Cyst on POCUS ... Probe on knee crease ... , and bam - POCUS ... dx) that pops out ... knee #clinical #msk