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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 ... pain-MTP joint. ... MTP joint. ... POCUS for the win ... #ultrasound #MSK
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Gout Effusion ... In-plane ultrasound ... gout in this case ... #Gout #Effusion ... #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 ... the joint suggests ... #ultrasound #msk ... #rheumatology #labeled
Gouty arthritis of the shoulder joint

50 yo male presented with shoulder pain.

Note double contour sign at
joint 50 yo male ... 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
Approach to Joint ... , erythema and WBC ... noninflammatory Signs ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Septic Arthritis on POCUS ... Tender on top of ... showed effusion ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #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
for the win. ... dx) that pops out ... Sign of intraarticular ... joint path. use ... #clinical #msk
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
measurement of CO via a PAC ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... precede other signs ... the rapid infusion ... MAP