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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - ... Disease Process: OA ... #Differential #Arthrocentesis ... Pseudogout #Septic #Infective
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
or pseudogout, OA ... *Always do arthrocentesis ... • Non-bloody: OA ... with bacterial infection ... prosthetic joint infection
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Arthrocentesis of ... inflammatory or infectious ... #Differential #Arthrocentesis ... Pseudogout #Septic #Infective
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:
noncrystalline disease Infectious ... Lyme disease Infectious ... : gonococcal Infectious ... #Diagnosis #Arthrocentesis ... Pseudogout #Septic #Infective
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Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
Infective endocarditis ... and sources of infection ... • Soft tissue infections ... malignancy #Infective
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
Differential Diagnosis Infection ... - Gonococcal infection ... Infection (Chronic ... Sarcoid - Erosive OA
Bugs and infections 
#Food-poisoning #Viral-infection #bacterial-infection
Bugs and infections ... Food-poisoning #Viral-infection ... #bacterial-infection
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
B, hepatitis C infection ... hepatitis B and C infection ... Dengue fever, HIV infection ... , infective endocarditis ... bacterial skin infection
Non-infective endocarditis Characteristics and Pathophysiology

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Non-infective endocarditis ... IDFellowCase #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Mild infection: ... Moderate infection ... Severe infection ... Mild infection: ... Severe infection