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Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Arthrocentesis of synovial ... unlikely with synovial ... #Syonvial #Fluid ... #Effusion #Analysis ... #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 ... #Syonvial #Fluid ... #Effusion #Analysis ... #Table #Aspiration ... #Infective #Arthritis
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Fluid Analysis ... #Syonvial #Fluid ... #Effusion #Analysis ... #Table #Aspiration ... #Infective #Arthritis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Crystals - “Pseudogout ... within 1 month of infection ... Inflammation of Synovium ... #Disorders #msk ... #arthropathy #arthropathies
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Inflammatory arthritis ... amplification of blood/synovial ... fluid • TB: Synovial ... and culture or synovial ... #fluid #analysis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
and WBC >2000 in synovial ... fluid • What ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... Polyarthritis #Polyarticular
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Hypomagnesemia Synovial ... Fluid: • WBCs ... diagnose concomitant infection ... glucocorticoids • Acute polyarticular ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
frequent attacks • Arthritis ... tendon, fingers Synovial ... Fluid Testing: ... Diagnose concomitant infection ... not possible • Ultrasound