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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - ... Joint Fluid Analysis ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Arthrocentesis ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Arthrocentesis of ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Arthrocentesis ... #Joint #Syonvial ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... ): • Septic joint ... OA *Always do arthrocentesis ... • WBC >20k: Septic ... approach #workup #differential
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:
#Diagnosis #Arthrocentesis ... #Joint #Syonvial ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic
Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Presentations of Septic ... by Pathogen and Joint ... #Diagnosis #Septic ... #Arthritis #Differential ... Pathogen #Bacteria #Table
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Jaundice - Differential ... Algorithm Pre-Hepatic ... Uptake • Sepsis ... #Jaundice #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... disturbance, Uremia, Hepatic ... UTI, Pneumonia, Sepsis ... Delirium - VA Joint ... #Status #AMS #Differential
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
thrombosis due to sepsis ... Schistosomiasis, Congenital hepatic ... disease 5) Post-hepatic ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... Reiter’s syndrome) Aseptic ... Disorders #msk #Differential
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
venous gas on hepatic ... reflection on the differential ... of air in the hepatic ... intra-abdominal sepsis ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology