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Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid ... PMN, Crystals, Bacteria ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... Joint #Syonvial #Fluid ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Antibiotics for Atypical Bacteria 
 - Macrolides   (Azithromycin) 
 - Tetracyclines   (Doxycycline)
Antibiotics for Atypical Bacteria ... Antibiotics #Atypical #Bacteria ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Susceptibility ... #Coverage #Management
Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Presentations of Septic Arthritis ... Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis ... #Differential # ... Presentation #Pathogen #Bacteria ... #Table
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Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid ... rule out septic arthritis ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential ... Effusion #Analysis #Table ... Septic #Infective #Arthritis
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
for Anaerobic Bacteria ... Antibiotics #Anaerobic #Bacteria ... #Pharmacology #Table ... #Susceptibility ... #Coverage #Management
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Rodent-associated Bacterial ... infectiousdisease #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #table
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... Diagnosis and Management ... arthrocentesis w/ fluid ... swollen, painful = bacterial ... #Diagnosis #Management
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... 2000 in synovial fluid ... virus • Rubella Bacterial ... gonorrhea) • Bacterial ... Joint #pain #Differential
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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Conditions With Arteritis ... claudication - Arterial ... inflammation - Venous/arterial ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Table
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... . degenerative arthritis ... peripancreatic fluid ... #Back #Pain #Differential ... #primarycare #table