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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
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
Central Line Supplies Checklist - Materials Typically Not Included in Central Line Kit
 • Sterile Gown
Normal Saline • Ultrasound ... Shielded Face Mask ... Management #CVC #Venous
Intestinal-Venous Fistula on Echocardiogram (a4c) and IVC Ultrasound

"fart in the heart"

Katherine Collins MSc FBSE @The_Echo_Nerd

#Intestinal #Venous
Intestinal-Venous ... (a4c) and IVC Ultrasound ... Katherine Collins MSc ... #Intestinal #Venous
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
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
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Arthritis • Gout ... • Hematoma Venous ... lower #extremity #msk
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

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

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Inflammatory Versus ... Very hard to get out ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... microbial infection versus ... • Must rule out ... Predictive of MS ... need to be ruled out