🧵 Thread: Ultrasound in Arthritis — A Rheumatologist’s Tool:
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🖤🤍In Rheumatology, USG is becoming an extension of clinical exam.
Let’s decode why and how we use it in arthritis 👇
@IhabFathiSulima @DrAkhilX @CelestinoGutirr @Janetbirdope @Lupusreference #MedTwitter #Rheumatology
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🔍 What USG shows in arthritis:
• Synovial hypertrophy
•Joint effusion
•Power Doppler (blood flow = inflammation)
•Bone erosions
👉 Real-time look at inflammation.
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✨ Advantages of USG in Rheumatology:
1. Bedside, no radiation
2. Dynamic — see movement
3. Guides aspiration & injections
4. Detects subclinical synovitis (before X-ray/clinical exam)
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📌 Key uses in Arthritis:
•Diagnosis of early RA
•Assessing disease activity
•Differentiating synovitis vs effusion
•Monitoring treatment response
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🎯 Scoring systems:
•OMERACT defines synovial hypertrophy & Doppler grades
•Helps standardize reporting
•Increasingly used in trials & treat-to-target
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✅ Take-home:
Ultrasound = stethoscope of modern rheumatology.
It bridges the gap between exam & imaging, helping us treat arthritis earlier & better.
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