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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
arthritis SLE, , RF , Pseudogout ... Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Filling During Inspiration ... /Expiration • ... With inspiration ... With inspiration ... pathophysiology #cardiology
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
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Analysis #Table #Aspiration ... #Pseudogout #Septic
Salmonella Aspiration on Microscopy

66 y/o male with history of coronary artery disease presents with abdominal pain.
Salmonella Aspiration ... Gram stain of aspiration ... international radiology ... #Salmonella #Aspiration
Kussmaul's Sign on Physical Exam

Kussmaul sign is a paradoxical rise in jugular venous pressure (JVP) on
pressure (JVP) on inspiration ... of the JVP with inspiration ... #PhysicalExam #Cardiology
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
seen in: - UIP - Aspiration ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology
Kussmaul's Sign - Jugular Venous Distension with Inspiration

- Dr. Jay Mohan, D.O. https://twitter.com/DrJayMohan

#Kussmauls #Sign #JVD #Neck
Distension with Inspiration ... #PhysicalExam #Cardiology
How to measure Pulsus Paradoxus
 - Step 1: Take a normal manual blood pressure to determine
all times (both inspiration ... and expiration) ... #instructions #cardiology
The 4 Variants of Sinus Arrhythmia
Phasic Sinus Arrhythmia:
 • The rate increases with respiration and decreases
increases with respiration ... decreases with expiration ... Sinus #Arrhythmia #cardiology