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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 ... #Infective #Arthritis
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
Inflammatory - Septic ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... #Effusion #Analysis ... #Table #Aspiration ... #Infective #Arthritis
Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Cerebrospinal Fluid ... Meningitis #CSF #Fluid ... #Analysis #Interpretation ... Viral #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis #Infection
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
interpreting pleural fluid ... analysis using ... medical diagrams, tables ... #pleuralfluid #analysis
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Culture: Negative Septic ... blood/synovial fluid ... Interpretation #diagnosis #septic ... #joint #fluid # ... analysis
Risk Factors for Septic Arthritis
Contiguous spread

Skin infection, cutaneous ulcers

Direct inoculation

Previous intraarticular injection

Prosthetic joint: early and delayed
Risk Factors for Septic ... spread Skin infection ... early and delayed (Table ... 6) Recent joint ... : late (Table 6)
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
the liver The hepatic ... albumin in the fluid ... source: Malignancy, Infection ... SAAG #Ascites #Fluid ... #Differential #Analysis
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection ... test • Synovial fluid ... analysis in all ... an accessible joint ... oligoarthritis • Distal joints
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Cardiac Output: Analysis ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... : Analysis of the ... PPV measurement using ... Decrease in CO during