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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 ... TB arthritis, Septic ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Infective #Arthritis #Interpretation
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
- Interpretation ... Inflammatory - Septic ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Effusion #Analysis ... Infective #Arthritis #Interpretation
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Arthrocentesis Interpretation ... blood/synovial fluid ... #diagnosis #septic ... #joint #fluid #
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
the liver The hepatic ... albumin in the fluid ... SAAG #Ascites #Fluid ... Albumin #Gradient #Interpretation ... #Differential #
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... • Pericardial effusion ... shock (blood and fluid ... Temperature/FEVER • Sepsis ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
HoTN, edema and effusions ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection (sepsis ... : Diuresis for fluid
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
rate, rhythm, perfusion ... • Consider fluid ... hypovolaemia: give i.v fluid ... toxicity → 3-10 o Sepsis ... #Hypotension #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... shock/hypoxemia/Sepsis ... treatments include fluid ... syndrome - Sepsis ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential