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Hip Arthrocentesis on POCUS - US can help you do this safely!

Dr. Michael I. Prats @PratsEM

#Hip
Hip Arthrocentesis ... PratsEM #Hip #Arthrocentesis ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #labeled
Ultrasound Guided Knee Arthrocentesis 

Use ultrasound for arthrocentesis! More accurate and less painful.
Ultrasound-guided versus landmark in
Ultrasound Guided ... Knee Arthrocentesis ... Use ultrasound ... versus landmark ... pocus #clinical #msk
Gout Tophus on POCUS

Linear transducer about 1cm away from bone/joint, typical of small joint in a
Gout Tophus on POCUS ... joint suggests gout ... clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #rheumatology ... #labeled
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
reactive arthritis, gout ... OA *Always do arthrocentesis ... Parallel, yellow = gout ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... Uncertain diagnosis or arthrocentesis ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Inflammatory Versus ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
without using ultrasound ... MSU crystals=Gout ... Labeled Schematic ... Clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #MSK #Toe
Turbulent Flow in the Internal Jugular Vein on POCUS secondary to a distal thrombus.

You're going to
. 💉 You got this ... 🏽 You put the ultrasound ... Labeled Schematic ... InternalJugular #Venous ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound