8 results
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

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

Viscosity of synovial
Arthrocentesis of ... synovial fluid - Interpretation ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Arthrocentesis ... Fluid #Effusion #Analysis
Arthrocentesis - Synovial Fluid Analysis
Normal < 150 WBC, Colorless/Straw color, High Viscosity
Noninflammatory < 3,000 WBC, Straw/yellow
Arthrocentesis - ... Synovial Fluid Analysis ... Medicine @ucsdim #Arthrocentesis ... Synovial #Fluid #Analysis ... #interpretation
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis ... Interpretation ... RBC's Crystal analysis ... #Interpretation ... #joint #fluid #analysis
Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
Fluid Analysis ... systematic approach to analysis ... etiology, narrow the differential ... #paracentesis #arthrocentesis
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
pleural fluid analysis ... #pleuralfluid #analysis ... #interpretation ... criteria #algorithm #differential
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
Albumin #Gradient #Interpretation ... #Differential # ... Analysis