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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - ... Fluid Analysis Effusion ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Arthrocentesis ... Pseudogout #Septic #Infective
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
		-
Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Effusion Red Flags ... - DDX: - Infection ... #differential #
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Arthrocentesis of ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Arthrocentesis ... Syonvial #Fluid #Effusion ... Pseudogout #Septic #Infective
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Arthrocentesis ... Singh @rav7ks #Knee ... #Effusions #Arthrocentesis
Ultrasound Guided Knee Arthrocentesis 

Use ultrasound for arthrocentesis! More accurate and less painful.
Ultrasound-guided versus landmark in
Ultrasound Guided ... Knee Arthrocentesis ... Use ultrasound ... versus landmark in knee ... Kim @dan___kim #Knee
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:
#Diagnosis #Arthrocentesis ... Syonvial #Fluid #Effusion ... Pseudogout #Septic #Infective
Ultrasound guidance for knee arthrocentesis. 

Dr. Stephen Alerhand @SAlerhand

#Knee #Arthrocentesis #POCUS #clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Ultrasound guidance ... for knee arthrocentesis ... @SAlerhand #Knee ... #Arthrocentesis ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Ankle Arthrocentesis on POCUS

This patient presented with non traumatic ankle pain & swelling. PoCUS can detect
Ankle Arthrocentesis ... can detect an effusion ... and guide arthrocentesis ... #effusion #clinical ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Ultrasound guided arthrocentesis (knee) with a resident.  Same principles apply for all ultrasound guided procedures.
Ultrasound guided ... arthrocentesis ... (knee) with a resident ... UltrasoundStuff #Knee ... #Arthrocentesis
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
Effusion (normal ... knee) on Point ... of Care Ultrasound ... effusions: remember ... Suprapatellar #Bursa #Effusion