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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

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

Viscosity of synovial
; however, the diagnosis ... WBC < 50,000 #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... #Aspiration #Pseudogout
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:
nongonococcal ) #Diagnosis ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... #Aspiration #Pseudogout
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Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... o CML - bcr-able ... hematology #Markers #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Crystals - “Pseudogout ... #msk #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Headache Differential - Primary vs Secondary
A vast number of diseases can cause a headache. We divide
Headache Differential ... headache is the disorder ... various exogenous disorders ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Primary #Secondary #Table
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Ketosis Disorders ... - Comparison Table ... nickmmark #Ketosis #Disorders ... #ketones #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Nail diseases and disorders.
 - Spoon Nails (Koilonychia)
 - Pitting of Nails
 - Beau's Lines
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Nail diseases and disorders ... white spots) #Diagnosis ... #Fingernail #Disorders ... #Differential # ... #Leukonychia #Table
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
seen in: - UIP - Aspiration ... Pulmonary edema #Diagnosis ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis GI losses ... - Infiltrative disorders ... Hypernatremia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table