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Analysis of joint fluid
Evaluation of liquid obtained from the joint. Various tests can be done to evaluate for infection, gout, pseudogout, arthritis, connective tissue diseases, and inflammation.
Dr. John Michalski reviewed this
38 year experience in Orthopedic Surgery
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A 33-year old asked:
Is analysis of joint fluid a very common procedure?
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Is there a shot or an i.V. Involved when doing an analysis of joint fluid?
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A 40-year old asked:
Will I get any medicine for pain when I go for the analysis of joint fluid?
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A 25-year old asked:
Do I have to bring someone along, or can I drive after the analysis of joint fluid?
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A 44-year old asked:
What does a surgical puncture of the joint space to remove synovial fluid for analysis mean?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Should you ask your doctor for synovial fluid analysis if you have chronic joint problems with multiple surgeries?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I was diagnosed with UTI based on my urine analysis (culture and all), and given cipro - 3 days... Felt worse went to ER and was given vancomycin 7 days... I am almost done with medication but still have symptomps and feeling flue like symptoms (joint pai
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A 24-year old male asked:
My blood color is dark red. Having UTI on/off for months&pain in joints and discomfort in scrotum. Pus cells in semen&urine analysis.Is it HIV or aids?
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A 32-year old asked:
How do you tell if there is fluid in a joint?
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A 44-year old female asked:
A doc has told me the fluid between my joints is insufficient but he didn't make any suggestions as to what to do, can you advise?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Is there a way to increase the amount of joint fluid in the ankle?
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A member asked:
What does fluid in radioulnar joint mean thanks
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A 32-year old asked:
Can you please describe the fluid in our joints that causes them to crack?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Do knees always have some fluid to lubricate the joints?When I touch my knees,don't feel the fluid.After a fall on my knees,I felt liquid.What was it?
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A 45-year old asked:
What are the causes of fluid in the shoulder joint and fatty intrusions in the muscles?
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A 40-year old asked:
What can cause stiff arm joints and fluid collection?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: joint fluid aspiration?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Will an ex ray of my jaw be strong enough to see fluid in the joint ?
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A male asked:
Causes of fluid at facet joint l3-4 and l 4-5 level in male aged 31 years old with mild degenerative changes with small Schmorls nodes at l 1,l 2,l 3?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is the fluid in the knee joint?
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A 52-year old asked:
What is supartz joint fluid therapy exactly?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can there be anything that will help replenish fluid in knee joint?
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A 31-year old male asked:
3.5 weeks post op for menisectomy and debridement for OA. Still have snapping and fluid inside joint with some pain at times. Is this typical?
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A 33-year old asked:
What does the fluid in my ankle joint mean?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Is a medium size joint effusion a lot of fluid in the knee?
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A 48-year old asked:
To the patellar area. a needle was inserted to remove synovial fluid from the joint. What is this procedure called?
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A female asked:
What does it mean when the results of a knee MRI states there is physiologic joint fluid?
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A 27-year old asked:
When they say an injured athlete had fluid drained from a swollen joint such as the knee, what is this fluid?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Is a synthetic synovial fluid injection in the hip joints that have osteoarthritis in them any good to have to relieve the pain?
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A 65-year old female asked:
If a low grade infection is found in the joint fluid after ACL repair is there any risk to the graft itself or problems in the future?
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