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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 ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... Pseudogout #Septic #Infective
Clostridium Dificile Risk by Antibiotic Class

Pooled and study-specific risk estimates of community-associated CDI risk by antibiotic
Dificile Risk by Antibiotic ... community-associated CDI risk by antibiotic ... #CDifficile #Infection ... #Antibiotics #Association ... #Clostridium #Table
Anti-infective stewardship, including tips for using anti-infectives wisely, criteria for stepdown from IV to PO dosage
Anti-infective stewardship ... for using anti-infectives ... IV to PO anti-infectives ... #pharmacology #antibiotics ... #medications #table
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
catheter-related bloodstream infection ... of metastatic infection ... Hemodynamically stable ... of metastatic infection ... Hernodynamically stable
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Arthrocentesis of ... #Differential #Arthrocentesis ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... 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:
#Diagnosis #Arthrocentesis ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... Pseudogout #Septic #Infective
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Prosthetic Joint Infection ... sx of relapsed infection ... should prompt arthrocentesis ... CRP and/or do arthrocentesis ... Prosthetic #Joint #Infection
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
Antibiotic classification refers to the categorization of antibiotics based on their chemical structure, mechanism of action,
Antibiotic classification ... categorization of antibiotics ... Antibiotics are ... more targeted and effective ... classification #table
Coverage of common antibiotics used in the hospital

For empiric coverage, first define the type of infection,
Coverage of common antibiotics ... define the type of infection ... infectiousdisease #antibiotics ... pharmacology #table