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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - ... Joint Fluid Analysis ... Disease Process: OA ... #Table #Aspiration ... Pseudogout #Septic #Infective
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Arthrocentesis of ... rule out septic arthritis ... Fluid #Effusion #Analysis ... #Table #Aspiration ... 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:
Synovial Fluid Analysis ... #Diagnosis #Arthrocentesis ... #Table #Aspiration ... Pseudogout #Septic #Infective ... #Arthritis
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
Differential Diagnosis Infection ... - Gonococcal infection ... Infection (Chronic ... , psoriatic arthritis ... Sarcoid - Erosive OA
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Lyme), reactive arthritis ... *Always do arthrocentesis ... with bacterial infection ... prosthetic joint infection ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis ... Inflammatory arthritis ... RBC's Crystal analysis ... Knee #Effusions #Arthrocentesis ... #joint #fluid #analysis
Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
#CSF #Fluid #Analysis ... Viral #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis #Infection
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joints • Reactive arthritis ... within 1 month of infection ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... Osteoarthritis (OA ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection ... symptomatic genital infection ... Synovial fluid analysis ... Syphilis Arthritis-Dermatitis ... Painless) Purulent Arthritis
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
lumen and the dialysis ... of metastatic infection ... Hemodynamically stable ... osteomyelitis, septic arthritis ... Hernodynamically stable