Synovial fluid will show very low glucose (<25% of simultaneous plasma glucose) and very high lactate (>10mm/l) in the untreated bacterial septic joint. Of course, gonococcus should be considered.

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Abstract: We introduce a resonating viscosity-density sensor array measurement setup for the characterization of synovial fluid, the joint-lubricant in humans and animals, in an isolated and ...