Saving Brainspace with POCUS
February 8th, 2018
Here is a cool case that Lloyd Gordon recently sent us...
"A 60 year-old woman had a fever of 39.[...]
Tag: tenosynovitis
Swollen finger? Take a bath!
Dr. Gordon presents a case of a swollen finger worth reviewing. POCUS is becoming extremely useful at investigating these patients as it allows great visualization of the tendon and sheath showing lacerations, foreign bodies and infection. Being a dynamic exam, you can have the patient move their digits and watch the tendons slide. An important trick is […]
Purulent tenosynovitis on POCUS
This is from a fellow with the classic high pressure air/water injected in his hand a few days earlier. You can see the pus next to the tendon.
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