Transcription of Synovial Fluid
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CHAPTER11 Synovial FluidSynovial FluidKey TermsANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY arthrocentesis BULGE TEST CRYSTAL-INDUCED ARTHRITIS GROUND PEPPERHYALURONATEMUCINOCHRONOTIC SHARDSRHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA)RHEUMATOID FACTOR (RF)RICE BODIESROPE S TESTSEPTIC ARTHRITIS SYNOVIALSYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS VISCOSITYL earning Objectives1. Define Describe the formation and function of Synovial Explain the collection and handling of Synovial Describe the appearance of normal and abnormal Synovial Correlate the appearance of Synovial Fluid with possible Interpret laboratory tests on Synovial Suggest further testing for Synovial Fluid , based on preliminary List the four classes or categories of joint Correlate Synovial Fluid analyses with their representative disease 11/18/09 6:04 PM Page 253 Aptara Inc254 Graff s Textbook of Routine Urinalysis and Body FluidsJoint Fluid is called synovialfluid because of its resem-blance to egg white.
the physician will perform an arthrocentesis and aspirate the effected joint. An appropriate gauge needle is attached to a syringe and the entry site is cleansed. A two-step process is employed for arthrocentesis in which the first puncture is made through the skin followed by a second thrust into the synovial capsule. Figure 11-4 illustrates
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