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Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
Knee Effusion ( ... (POCUS) POCUS ... for knee effusions ... joint, so scan ... #MSK #POCUS #Clinical
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
Suprapatellar Knee ... Hemarthrosis on POCUS ... joint proper. ... stock standard effusion ... #ultrasound #msk
Suprapatellar Hematoma on POCUS
Before knee arthrocentesis, be sure fluid is inside joint. Hypoechoic suprapatellar lesion, partly
on POCUS Before ... fluid is inside joint ... Yale Tung Chen @ ... ultrasound #clinical #msk ... #knee
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Diagnosis? ... Scan over AC joint ... AC joint septic ... AC joint septic ... #ultrasound #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 ... What's the diagnosis ... liquid layer in the effusion ... clinical #ultrasound #msk
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... circumferential pericardial effusion ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... stairs, brisk 4 mph ... indication of AC ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis