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Sulfa Crystals on Urine Microscopy
Sulfa Crystal!  Drug-induced crystalluria is a cause of acute renal failure
Sulfa Crystals on ... Urine Microscopy Sulfa ... Crystal! ... TELMALEMOS10 #Sulfa ... #Crystals #Urine
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals ... positively birefringent crystals ... negatively birefringent crystals ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Urine Microscopy Crystals
Uric Acid crystals:
 - Formation promoted by acidic urine
 - Seen in tumor lysis
Urine Microscopy Crystals ... Uric Acid crystals ... Calcium phosphate crystals ... triple phosphate") crystals ... #comparison #table
Kidney stone type, corresponding urine sediment, urinary risk factors, and associated clinical settings.
#Diagnosis #Nephrology #Urine #Microscopy
Kidney #Stones #Crystals ... Composition #Shapes #Table
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Gout - Uric Acid Crystals ... Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Crystals ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk
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:
CULTURE PCR TEST CRYSTALS ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
The presence of crystals ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Sulindac, Omeprazole, Sulfa ... #pharmacology #table
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
mycobacterial), RA, crystal ... culture, look for crystals ... psoriatic arthritis Crystals ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Alternatives to opioids for pain management in the emergency department decreases opioid usage and maintains patient
Indications #Pathways #Table ... #MSK #Migraine