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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

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

Viscosity of synovial
- Interpretation ... - Normal - Noninflammatory ... arthritis; however ... #Effusion #Analysis ... #Interpretation
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:
Synovial Fluid Analysis ... By Condition (Normal ... #Effusion #Analysis ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic ... #Infective #Arthritis
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Arthrocentesis Interpretation ... Inflammatory arthritis ... #joint #fluid # ... analysis
Arthrocentesis - Synovial Fluid Analysis
Normal < 150 WBC, Colorless/Straw color, High Viscosity
Noninflammatory < 3,000 WBC, Straw/yellow
Arthrocentesis - Synovial Fluid ... Analysis Normal ... Low Viscosity Septic ... Arthrocentesis #Synovial #Fluid ... #Analysis #interpretation
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
albumin in the fluid ... sinusoid with (ie Portal ... SAAG #Ascites #Fluid ... Albumin #Gradient #Interpretation ... #Differential #Analysis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
osteomyelitis, Rheumatoid arthritis ... amyloidosis • Dialysis-related ... Hepatosplenomegaly & hepatic ... Persistent pleural effusions ... Doppler imaging: Normal-size