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

Viscosity of synovial
synovial fluid ... Viscosity of synovial ... unlikely with synovial ... #Joint #Syonvial ... #Analysis #Table
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 ... #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 ... arthritis #Diagnosis ... #Joint #Syonvial
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
amplification of blood/synovial ... fluid • TB: Synovial ... and culture or synovial ... #septic #joint ... #fluid #analysis
Arthrocentesis - Synovial Fluid Analysis
Normal < 150 WBC, Colorless/Straw color, High Viscosity
Noninflammatory < 3,000 WBC, Straw/yellow
Arthrocentesis - ... Synovial Fluid ... Low Viscosity Septic ... #Synovial #Fluid ... #diagnosis
Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
Fluid Analysis ... the differential diagnoses ... examinations & infectious disease ... #csf #pleural #synovial ... #paracentesis #arthrocentesis
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Septic • ... Crystals - “Pseudogout ... Inflammation of Synovium ... monoarticular #polyarticular
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Joint Disease ... accumulation in the synovial ... triggers a mild synovial ... into the synovial ... #Degenerative #Comparison
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... ), RA, crystal disease ... ): • Septic joint ... OA *Always do arthrocentesis ... Polyarticular (5
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... and WBC >2000 in synovial ... fluid • What ... induced (Gout/Pseudogout ... Polyarthritis #Polyarticular