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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
arthritis SLE, , RF , Pseudogout ... TB arthritis, Septic ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Inflammatory - Septic ... does not rule out septic ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential ... Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic
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:
Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystals - “Pseudogout ... Reiter’s syndrome) Aseptic ... Disorders #msk #Differential
More common & convincing pneumonia mimics 

Aspiration pneumonitis, 
Pulmonary vasculitis, 
Acute eosinophilic pneummia,  
Cryptogeric organizing
pneumonia mimics Aspiration ... Pulmonary Embolism, Septic ... Pneumonia #Mimics #Differential
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... ROM +/- fever, chills ... osteoarthritis, gout, pseudogout ... beneficial in septic ... nongonococcal septic
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
 •
Lethargic Newborn - Differential ... Pneumothorax • Meconium Aspiration ... • Sepsis Other ... Lethargic #Newborn #Differential
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
the Newborn - Differential ... Prematurity • Sepsis ... Newborn - Meconium Aspiration ... Infectious: • Sepsis ... RespiratoryDistress #Newborn #Differential
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 ... Rhomboid, blue = pseudogout ... approach #workup #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Arthritis • Gout/pseudogout ... Poikilothermia • Septic ... swelling - Fever/chills ... #Leg #pain #differential