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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

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

Viscosity of synovial
rule out septic arthritis ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential ... Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic ... #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 ... Joint #Syonvial #Fluid ... Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic ... #Infective #Arthritis
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential ... Podagra, Tophi) • Pseudogout ... Genitourinary Infection ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis ... JointPain #MSK #Differential
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Crystals - “Pseudogout ... within 1 month of infection ... • Psoriatic arthritis ... Disorders #msk #Differential
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
Vision Loss - Differential ... Nerve • Acute Angle ... Nerve • Temporal Arteritis ... Acute #VisionLoss #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... 2000 in synovial fluid ... induced (Gout/Pseudogout ... By: - Chronic Infection ... Lyme • Gout/Pseudogout
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Lyme), reactive arthritis ... , gout or pseudogout ... with bacterial infection ... prosthetic joint infection ... approach #workup #differential
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Differential Diagnosis ... abrasion, Acute angle-closure ... thrombosis, Temporal arteritis ... Retro-orbital hematoma, Infection-including ... diagnosis #causes #ophthalmology
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... . degenerative arthritis ... Manifestations: • Infection ... peripancreatic fluid ... #Back #Pain #Differential