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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 ... Arthrocentesis #Joint ... #Syonvial #Fluid ... Table #Aspiration #Pseudogout ... #Septic #Infective
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Arthrocentesis - Joint ... Fluid Analysis ... , Bacteria) by Disease ... #Syonvial #Fluid ... #Septic #Infective
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Arthrocentesis #Joint ... #Syonvial #Fluid ... #Effusion #Analysis ... Table #Aspiration #Pseudogout ... #Septic #Infective
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Culture: Negative Septic ... Gout • CPPD: Pseudogout ... fluid • TB: Synovial ... #joint #fluid # ... analysis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Monoarthritis • Septic ... Crystals - “Pseudogout ... within 1 month of infection ... Inflammation of Synovium
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
), RA, crystal disease ... ): • Septic joint ... infection, needs ... infection. ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
and WBC >2000 in synovial ... fluid • What ... induced (Gout/Pseudogout ... By: - Chronic Infection ... Lyme • Gout/Pseudogout
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... • Septic arthritis ... and culture of synovial ... fluid • Gout or ... pseudogout - Compensated
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Arthritis • Gout/pseudogout ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... Leg Pain: • Infection ... - HIV - Lyme disease ... Poikilothermia • Septic
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... Hypomagnesemia Synovial ... Fluid: • WBCs ... Fluid Testing: ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology