Chapter 14 Synovial Fluid Flashcards
Fluid within joint cavities. Examined to distinguish between septic, aseptic, or degenerative changes in joints commonly seen in arthritis, gout and autoimmune diseases
Synovial fluid
Label the missing terms
Functions of synovial fluid (3)
- Provides lubrication in joints
- provides nutrients to articulate cartilage
- reduces shock of joint compression during strenuous activities
Formation of synovial fluid (3)
- Ultrafiltrate of plasma across synovial membrane
- synoviocytes line membrane and secrete hyaluronate, the major contributor to viscosity and synthesizes collagenases for phagocytic activity
- normal amount in knee cavity <3.5 mL and does not clot
Needle aspiration for collection
Arthrocentesis
Fluid amount if inflamed
> 25 mL
Normal fluid vs. Diseased fluid
Normal does not clot, diseased clots
Normal knee fluid amount
3.5 mL
Collect in what tube for microbiology
Sterile heparinized
Collect in what tube for hematology
Liquid EDTA
Collect in what tube for glucose
Sodium fluoride
Test ASAP to avoid
Cellular lysis and changes in crystals
3 tubes used for collect: tube 1
No anticoagulant tube for chemical and immunologic studies
3 tubes used for collect: tube 2
Anticoagulant tube for microscopic studies
3 tubes used for collect: tube 3
Sterile anticoagulant tube for microbiological studies
What are the tests performed (6)
- Appearance and viscosity
- WBC and differential count
- crystal analysis: compensated polarizing microscopy
- microbiology: gram stain and culture
- chemistry: glucose, protein, uric acid
- serology: antigen-antibody, inflammation markers
Group?
- degenerative joint disorders
- osteoarthritis
- traumatic arthritis
Noninflammatory
Group?
-Immunologie disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Lyme arthritis, crystal induced gout and pseudogout
Inflammatory
Group?
- microbial infection
Septic/infections
Group?
- traumatic injury, tumors, hemophilia, other coagulation disorders, anticoagulant overdose
- Joint prosthesis
Hemorrhagic
Finding for normal fluid
Colorless to pale yellow <3.5 mL
Finding for WBCs and cell debris. Rice bodies (collagen particles)
Turbidity
Finding for inflammation
Yellow
Finding for crystals
Milky
Finding for hemorrhage arthritis vs traumatic aspiration
Bloody
Finding for bacterial infection
Greenish
Finding for normal 4-6 cm string formation. Absent suggest bacterial infection
Viscosity (presence of hyaluronic acid)