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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
TB arthritis, Septic ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic ... #Infective #Arthritis
Flowchart guide to diagnosing sepsis and septic shock. Visit gramproject.com for more medical diagrams, tables and
to diagnosing sepsis ... and septic shock ... medical diagrams, tables ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #sepsis #shock
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Inflammatory - Septic ... does not rule out septic ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic ... #Infective #Arthritis
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:
Effusion #Analysis #Table ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic ... #Infective #Arthritis
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Thrombosis • Septic ... Infective Endocarditis ... Marfan's Syndrome, Infective ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Risk Factors for Septic Arthritis
Contiguous spread

Skin infection, cutaneous ulcers

Direct inoculation

Previous intraarticular injection

Prosthetic joint: early and delayed
Risk Factors for Septic ... early and delayed (Table ... Other cause of sepsis ... Prosthetic joint: late (Table ... #Infective #Arthritis
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... Hemodynamically stable ... osteomyelitis, septic ... CRBSI: • Severe sepsis ... infection #Management #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... Disease • Peptic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Post-Coronarv): Stress (ie Sepsis-induced ... Occlusion • Stable ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
on the heart (Sepsis ... are typically able ... Consider Sepsis, ... #diagnosis #algorithm