JOINT FLUID ANALYSIS Flashcards
1
Q
clear color transparent high firm WBC<200 Dx<10% PMNs negative culture serum glucose
A
normal
2
Q
pink to red color cloudy variable firm WBC<2000 Dx30% PMNs negative culture >25 glucose
trauma
neuropathic
arthropathy
hemophilia
A
hemorrhagic
3
Q
clear to yellow transparent high firm WBC<2000 Dx<25% PMNs negative culture serum glucose
OA
Traumatic arthritis
A
class I (non-inflammatory)
4
Q
white to yellow transparent to opaque variable viscosity variable mucin clot WBC 2000-100000 Dx>50% PMNs negative culture >25 but >serum; glucose
RA
scleroderma
Gout
TB
A
class II (inflammatory)
5
Q
white to yellow opaque low viscosity friable mucin clot WBC>50,000 Dx>95% PMNs Positive culture <25&
A
class III (septic)
