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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 ... arthritis #Diagnosis ... Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic
Thyroid Function Test Interpretation Table

TSH, Free T4, Free T3 and Associated Condition
#Diagnosis #Endocrinology #Hyperthyroid #Hypothyroid #Function
Associated Condition #Diagnosis ... #Endocrinology ... #Hyperthyroid #Hypothyroid
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Inflammatory - Septic ... ; however, the diagnosis ... WBC < 50,000 #Diagnosis ... Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic
Abnormal Serum TSH - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased TSH
 • Hypothyroidism
 • Sub-clinical Hypothyroidism
 • Recovery from
- Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Hypothyroid ... #Hyperthyroid # ... Endocrinology
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 ... Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic
Hyperthyroid States - Comparison Table - Laboratory Findings via RebelEM @srrezaie

#Diagnosis #Endocrinology #Hyperthyroid #States #Comparison #Table
Hyperthyroid States ... RebelEM @srrezaie #Diagnosis ... #Endocrinology ... #Hyperthyroid #States
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
High T4/T3) - Diagnostic ... positive, you’ve diagnosed ... Hyperthyroidism #Hyperthyroid ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Workup #Endocrinology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystals - “Pseudogout ... Reiter’s syndrome) Aseptic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
variation, (B) a septal ... vein with expiration ... not meeting diagnostic ... leftward ventricular septal ... shift with inspiration
More common & convincing pneumonia mimics 

Aspiration pneumonitis, 
Pulmonary vasculitis, 
Acute eosinophilic pneummia,  
Cryptogeric organizing
pneumonia mimics Aspiration ... Pulmonary Embolism, Septic ... #Differential #Diagnosis