Infectious disease

Question 1

List the Kocher criteria for septic arthritis

Answer 1

1) wbc > 12
2) fever > 38.5
3) ESR>40
4) inability to bear weight

Question 2

What are the synovial fluid characteristics of a septic joint

Answer 2

Turbid
Wbc >50k
Neutrophils >75%
Glucose lower than serum