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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 ... birefringent crystals), Gout ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... Syonvial #Fluid #Effusion
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Fever/Chills/Joint ... - Septic Arthritis ... (1%) - Watch out ... : - Gout - Pseudo ... gout - Osteoarthritis
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... interphalangeal joint ... with joint-space ... #Gouty #Arthritis ... #mri #clinical
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
suggested by warmth, effusion ... non-activity, may have effusion ... the morning • Effusion ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... Crystalline - Gout ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... • Reactive arthritis ... @AmyChung #Joint
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... effusions, reduced ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
does not rule out ... septic arthritis ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... Syonvial #Fluid #Effusion ... Septic #Infective #Arthritis
Septic arthritis of the elbow on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

66M w painful, swollen R elbow
Septic arthritis ... of Care Ultrasound ... effusion seen between ... UAB_Sono #Septic #arthritis ... Clinical #POCUS
Gout of Left MCP Joints: Diffuse redness and swelling over MCP joints caused by inflammation induced
by
Joints: Diffuse ... swelling over MCP joints ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... transducer on lung Point ... of Care Ultrasound ... #Spine #Sign #Clinical ... Lung #Pleural #Effusion