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Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Anatomy of the Knee ... it, think of a fracture ... or to look for effusion ... #xray #clinical ... ap #radiology #msk
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS ... Long axis in suprapatellar ... liquid layer in the effusion ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #knee
Rib Fracture on POCUS

Instead of poorly-sensitive and time-consuming chest xray for rib fracture, instead just “Point
POCUS Instead ... time-consuming chest ... xray for rib fracture ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #clinical
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
COVID-19 POCUS ... CXR with consolidation ... and likely effusion ... Test done: positive ... #Clinical #Lung
Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
male with fever and ... Lung ultrasound ... reveals what chest ... #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pulmonary
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
on POCUS. 60 ... haematoma underneath and ... of pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
US beats CXR on ... orient in line on long ... course based on chest ... POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #trauma
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

It’s super easy! Place linear probe in long axis over point of
disruption of bony ... much higher than CXR ... Xray read as normal ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound
Radius Fracture on POCUS
Great example of the use of POCUS to diagnose a fracture of a
of a long bone ... cortical disruption and ... Could also do X-ray ... #POCUS #clinical ... #bone #msk #orthopedics
Rib Subluxation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

60ish yo patient presents with left sided CP, SOB,
Point of Care Ultrasound ... (POCUS) 60ish ... CXR and CTA Chest ... pneumothorax, PNA, rib fractures ... #Clinical #MSK