3 results
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... without using ultrasound ... MSU crystals=Gout ... Labeled Schematic ... #MSK #Toe
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
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
ankles, knees, fingers ... Achilles tendon, fingers ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... management #treatment #rheumatology