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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 ... effusion in 1st ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
on POCUS IVDU ... Scan over AC joint ... AC joint septic ... AC joint septic ... #ultrasound #MSK
Gout Tophus on POCUS

Linear transducer about 1cm away from bone/joint, typical of small joint in a
Gout Tophus on POCUS ... in a distal extremity ... tophi #clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk ... #rheumatology #labeled
Gouty arthritis of the shoulder joint

50 yo male presented with shoulder pain.

Note double contour sign at
of the shoulder joint ... double contour sign ... Labeled image: https ... Shoulder #Clinical #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Crystals
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
suggested by warmth, effusion ... , erythema and WBC ... noninflammatory Signs ... Crystal induced (Gout ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
on POCUS Young ... see pus flowing in ... and out of the ... #ultrasound #msk ... infected #pus #abscess
Baker's Cyst on POCUS 
63yo w p/w pain and swelling behind knee.  Probe on knee
dx) that pops out ... Sign of intraarticular ... joint path. use ... Global Ultrasound ... #clinical #msk