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Miosis Causes - 4 P's Mnemonic
Constricted: pupils < 2mm, Pinpoint: pupils < 1mm
 • Pain Killer:
drops #Miosis #PPPP
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
arthritis SLE, , RF , Pseudogout ... TB arthritis, Septic ... Table #Aspiration #Pseudogout ... #Septic #Infective
Pancreaticoduodenectomy Anatomy
A) Undissected anatomy
B) Whipple's
C) Modified Whipple's (PPPD)

#Pancreaticoduodenectomy #Anatomy #PPPD #whipple
Modified Whipple's (PPPD ... Pancreaticoduodenectomy #Anatomy #PPPD
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Culture: Negative Septic ... MSU: Gout • CPPD ... : Pseudogout ... Interpretation #diagnosis #septic
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Inflammatory - Septic ... does not rule out septic ... Table #Aspiration #Pseudogout ... #Septic #Infective
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
Pseudogout: pathogenesis ... pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout ... #CPPD #Disease
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:
Table #Aspiration #Pseudogout ... #Septic #Infective
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystals - “Pseudogout ... Reiter’s syndrome) Aseptic
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... osteoarthritis, gout, pseudogout ... beneficial in septic ... nongonococcal septic ... unable to rule out septic
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
(1 joint): • Septic ... arthritis, gout or pseudogout ... • WBC >20k: Septic ... Spondyloarthropathies, gout, pseudogout ... Rhomboid, blue = pseudogout