Joint fluid analysis (Pathology) - Joint Aspiration - Rheumatology

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The doctor taps the joint and aspires the synovial fluid, then send it to the laboratory for examination.
The lab comments on the fluid's color, aspect (clarity), consistency, viscosity, WBC count, RBC count, glucose,...etc.
The normal synovial fluid is colorless, clear, thin, stringy, possesses an intermediate viscosity, has a WBC count of fewer than 200 cells/mm3, free of RBCs, bacteria, fungi or viruses.
The glucose level in the synovial fluid should -- normally-- be slightly lower than that of the plasma.
In this video, we discuss the joint fluid analysis of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, sjögren syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, as well as septic arthritis.

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[MedicosisPerfectionalis]

2 videos from now, we'll start talking about rheumatological diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, sjögren, gout, lupus, ...etc. If you watched my previous videos in this series, the rest of rheumatology is a piece of cake 🍰

[rittenbrake]

5:49“Doctors are super sophisticated to the point of being stupid”😂😂😂😂😂👍🏻

[iamgopz]

0:41 Normal Synovial Fluid
2:26 Gross Examination
3:02 Cell Count
3:25 Microscopic Examination
3:48 Practice: Osteoarthritis
4:54 Practice: Rheumatoid Arthritis
5:41 Practice: Gout
6:35 Practice: SLE
7:33 Practice: Sjogren
8:49 Practice: Septic Arthritis
9:40 Summary of Joint Fluid Classification

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[commonwealpanther]

Your drawings of gout and rheumatoid stricken joints! What a riot

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[freecheese]

Very good! Kept me interested! Also it was explained and compared very well.

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[rosh]

This was a great video, really appreciated the Q&A section.

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[christopherma]

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[TradinggBull]

Dear Sir
I have been diagnosed with Synovitis (ankle). Need some advice which are further useful to me. None of Doctors have ordered this test for my case. Pls guide.
Thanks.

[DudeItsCzar]

Dear Lord you're amazing!!!!
What's your specialty?

[lathayekkirala]

Sir an suffering from candromalacia pattela problem from 7 months, my knee was getting sound can you please tell me which type of food or tablets to take improve my fulid

[horticulturalist]

I took note of your naked eye & butt comments, I was wondering what you know of analyses of joint fluid kinesthetically?

[lydiadevries]

Ha ha you are funny. I really enjoyed your video, thanks :)

[M-eizf]

I would like to know more about UCTD or MCTD. Thanks for the great videos and presentation.

[briellestinnett]

I have rheumatoid arthritis. Check out a video of my knee being drained on my channel.