AUBF Flashcards
Leukocytes, fibrin, cell debris
a. clear
b. ground-pepper like
c. opaque, oily, shimmering
d. turbid
d
Radiographic Contrast Media(RCM)
a. clear
b. ground-pepper like
c. opaque, oily, shimmering
d. turbid
c
MILKY
a. crystals
b. ground-pepper like
c. opaque, oily, shimmering
d. turbid
a
Ochronosis (type of
degenerative bonedisease)
a. crystals
b. ground-pepper like
c. opaque, oily, shimmering
d. turbid
b
Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA),degenerative synoviumwithfibrin
a. crystals
b. ground-pepper like
c. opaque, oily, shimmering
d. free-floating rice bodies
d
Normal viscosity of synovial
Able to formstring- 4- 6 cm
Normal Hyaluronic Acid Level
0.3 - 0.4 g/dL
test for synovial fluid
ROPES/MUCIN CLOT TEST aka Hyaluronic
Polymerization Test
reagent used in ROPES/MUCIN CLOT TEST aka Hyaluronic
PolymerizationTest
2-5%Acetic Acid
Reporting in synovial fluid
GOOD
a. no clot
b. friable clot
c. soft clot
d. solid clot
d
Reporting in synovial fluid
FAIR
a. no clot
b. friable clot
c. soft clot
d. solid clot
c
Reporting in synovial fluid
LOW
a. no clot
b. friable clot
c. soft clot
d. solid clot
b
Reporting in synovial fluid
POOR
a. no clot
b. friable clot
c. soft clot
d. solid clot
a
Uses ________ to count cells in synovial fluid
Hemacytometry
Diluting fluids in synovial fluid
- NSS with Methylene Blue
- Hypotonic Saline (0.3%) (can result to RBC lysis)
- Saline with Saponin (can result to RBC lysis)