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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - Joint ... , Bacteria) by Disease ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Reactive arthritis ... should have other symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Typical Clinical ... by Pathogen and Joint ... Involvement #Diagnosis ... #Septic #Arthritis ... Pathogen #Bacteria #Table
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
or nerve root Symptoms ... of Joint Disease ... disease must be ... necrosis, and Paget disease ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Rheumatoid arthritis ... Pathogenesis and Joint ... diseases features ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Pulmonary ... Spondyloarthropathies, SLE • Pulmonary ... Heberden's nodes (DIP joints ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
Rheumatoid arthritis ... together) • Joint ... (Joint deformities ... #RA #HandXray #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Clinical
Summary table of heart murmurs associated with mitral and aortic valve diseases as well as their
Summary table of ... and aortic valve diseases ... their signs and symptoms ... #diagnosis #heart ... #cardiology #comparison
Synovial Fluid Analysis:

Findings (COLOR	TRANSPARENCY	VISCOSITY	WBC COUNT (PER MM3)	PMN CELL COUNT (%)	GRAM STAIN	CULTURE	PCR TEST	CRYSTALS)

By Condition (Normal 
Noninflammatory 
Inflammatory:
crystalline disease ... nongonococcal ) #Diagnosis ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... Septic #Infective #Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... shoulders Signs & Symptoms ... • Ultrasound Diagnosis ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis