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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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(1%) - Watch out ... : - Gout - Pseudo ... gout - Osteoarthritis ... - Aneurysmal bone ... differential #diagnosis #msk
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND ... Bone: Bone ... can pass through bone ... Muscle: Muscle ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... MSU crystals=Gout ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... #MTP #Gout #Effusion ... #MSK #Toe
Aspiration of MTP Gout Effusion

Good to the last drop. In-plane ultrasound guided aspiration to maximize fluid
Aspiration of MTP Gout ... Effusion Good ... In-plane ultrasound ... #pocus #ultrasound ... #msk #toe
Gout Tophus on POCUS

Linear transducer about 1cm away from bone/joint, typical of small joint in a
Gout Tophus on POCUS ... 1cm away from bone ... joint suggests gout ... clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #rheumatology
Wrist Effusion on POCUS

Walking a Resident through how to use PoCUS to locate a wrist effusion
Wrist Effusion on ... locate a wrist effusion ... Step guide coming out ... #POCUS #MSK #clinical ... #ultrasound
Clostridial myonecrosis of deltoid muscle on POCUS

Right shoulder pain case.  Diabetic male with nontraumatic shoulder
myonecrosis of deltoid muscle ... extensive air in muscle ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... POCUS #clinical #MSK ... #ultrasound #clostridium
Clostridial myonecrosis of deltoid muscle on POCUS

Right shoulder pain case.  Diabetic male with nontraumatic shoulder
myonecrosis of deltoid muscle ... extensive air in muscle ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... POCUS #clinical #MSK ... #ultrasound #clostridium
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework Bone ... Arthritis • Gout ... Lyme disease Muscle ... lower #extremity #msk
Lung POCUS: Small right anechoic parapneumonic effusion. Note B-lines. Curvilinear probe used. More commonly seen in
parapneumonic effusion ... reports of COVID19 out ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... Parapneumonic #Pleural #Effusion ... POCUS #Pulmonary #Ultrasound