Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8719414 | The Journal of Emergency Medicine | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
DGI must be suspected clinically, as confirmatory tests are often not available in the ED. Not all patients present with arthritis, tenosynovitis, and dermatitis. It is often difficult to differentiate tenosynovitis from arthritis. POCUS can aid in diagnosis by identifying tenosynovitis (vs. arthritis or simple soft-tissue swelling), allowing timely appropriate DGI diagnosis and management, and, importantly, averting unnecessary arthrocentesis.
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Authors
Edward MD, Colleen DO, Jessica PA-C, Angela MD, Jennifer MD, Mark MD, MPH, Daniel DO,