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MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... POCUS revealed joint ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #MSK #Toe
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Scan over AC joint ... Culture MRSA. ... AC joint septic ... AC joint septic ... #ultrasound #MSK
Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
Purulent Ankle Joint ... out of the ankle ... #Joint #POCUS # ... #msk #infected ... #pus #abscess #tibiotalar
Patellar Ballottement Test for Knee Effusion on Physical Examination

With the patient supine, the leg can be
Ballottement Test for Knee ... for joint effusion ... Video via @open_michigan ... #clinical #video ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
palpates the meniscal joint ... the leg from the ankle ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
deposition in joints ... attacks • Other joints ... include forefoot, ankles ... , knees, fingers ... not possible • Ultrasound