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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
subchondral bone & synovial ... accumulation in synovial ... notable on Xray) • Synovial ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
accumulation in the synovial ... triggers a mild synovial ... fluid into the synovial ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... Hypomagnesemia Synovial ... culture used to diagnose ... attacks Gout: Synovial ... #rheumatology #Diagnosis
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
Arthrocentesis of synovial ... Viscosity of synovial ... ; however, the diagnosis ... unlikely with synovial ... WBC < 50,000 #Diagnosis
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 ... nongonococcal ) #Diagnosis ... Arthrocentesis #Joint #Syonvial
Arthrocentesis - Synovial Fluid Analysis
Normal < 150 WBC, Colorless/Straw color, High Viscosity
Noninflammatory < 3,000 WBC, Straw/yellow
Arthrocentesis - Synovial ... Arthrocentesis #Synovial ... interpretation #diagnosis
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
amplification of blood/synovial ... fluid • TB: Synovial ... and culture or synovial ... Interpretation #diagnosis
Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
the differential diagnoses ... #csf #pleural #synovial
Pathophysiology Based Approach to Hyponatremia - Diagnostic Algorithm

Not the "classic" Volume based approach. 

#Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology ... Hyponatremia - Diagnostic ... Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
Septic arthritis #Diagnosis ... Arthrocentesis #Joint #Syonvial