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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

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

Viscosity of synovial
rule out septic arthritis ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... #Effusion #Analysis ... #Table #Aspiration ... Pseudogout #Septic #Infective
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... 2000 in synovial fluid ... By: - Chronic Infection ... Rubella Bacterial Infection ... Joint #pain #Differential
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
onset of swelling, pain ... diagnose concomitant infection ... swelling, significant pain ... Gout: Synovial Fluid ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology
American College of Rheumatology Diagnostic Criteria for Gout
Presence of characteristic urate crystals in the joint fluid
American College of Rheumatology ... fluid or Presence ... fluid negative ... microorganisms during ... - Pain or redness
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
tract: Abdominal pain ... Cerebrospinal fluid ... Palpable purpura, joint ... , recent viral infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
onset of swelling, pain ... Hypomagnesemia Synovial Fluid ... diagnose concomitant infection ... with acute neck pain ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
swelling, significant pain ... frequent attacks • Arthritis ... fingers Synovial Fluid ... Diagnose concomitant infection ... management #treatment #rheumatology