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

Viscosity of synovial
synovial fluid ... Viscosity of synovial ... #Joint #Syonvial ... #Analysis #Table ... #Septic #Infective
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Joint Fluid Analysis ... birefringent crystals), Gout ... Septic arthritis #Diagnosis ... #Joint #Syonvial ... #Septic #Infective
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
: • MSU: Gout ... • CPPD: Pseudogout ... amplification of blood/synovial ... fluid • TB: Synovial ... and culture or synovial
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 ... /Pseudogout) ... #MSK #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... OA *Always do arthrocentesis ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
onset of swelling, pain ... Hypomagnesemia Synovial ... Fluid: • WBCs ... : Synovial Fluid ... #Comparison #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... and culture of synovial ... fluidGout or ... examine a drop of synovial ... #Rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... tendon, fingers Synovial ... Fluid Testing: ... or arthrocentesis ... #treatment #rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
onset of swelling, pain ... Hypomagnesemia Synovial ... Fluid: • WBCs ... concomitant infection ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology