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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 Characteristics ... #Effusion #Analysis ... Infective #Arthritis #Interpretation
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
- Interpretation ... Inflammatory - Septic ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... #Effusion #Analysis ... Infective #Arthritis #Interpretation
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Arthrocentesis Interpretation ... rav7ks #Knee #Effusions ... #joint #fluid # ... analysis
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 ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... #Syonvial #Fluid ... #Effusion #Analysis ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic
Septic arthritis of the elbow on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

66M w painful, swollen R elbow
Septic arthritis ... effusion seen between ... Synovial fluid WBC ... @UAB_Sono #Septic ... arthritis #elbow #Joint
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diaphragmatic: • Hepatic ... • Peritoneal dialysis ... 2LmUODZ #Pleural #Effusion
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
test • Synovial fluid ... analysis in all ... an accessible joint ... effusion • Laboratory ... oligoarthritis • Distal joints
MTP Septic arthritis due to non-tuberculous mycobacterium without effusion
We had an immunosuppressed patient with a concerning
mycobacterium without effusion ... Clinically no effusion ... sonographically no effusion ... immunosuppressed 2) no effusion ... clinical #pocus #joint
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
flare, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Pleural effusion ... Tumor, Vocal cord paralysis ... poisoning, DKA, Fever, Sepsis ... Depression - VA Joint
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
amyloidosis • Dialysis-related ... Hepatosplenomegaly & hepatic ... wasting Bone/Joint ... Persistent pleural effusions