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.

Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) is a rare but severe complication of untreated gonorrhea (GC). It occurs when the sexually transmitted pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae invades the bloodstream ...

Five provided limited definitions for septic arthritis: three studies defined it as ‘gross pus on joint aspiration or drainage’ only, but provided no comment on blood culture, synovial fluid or WBC ...

Serum and synovial fluid cortisol and cortisone levels were measured using a specific cortisol ELISA (R&D Systems, Abingdon, UK) and a previously reported radioimmunoassay for cortisone. 22 Since ...

High levels of synovial fluid WBC count have also been described as a predictor of SA. 34 Our results showed a significant difference between the synovial WBC counts and platelet enumeration of JIA ...

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Metastatic/locally advanced synovial sarcomas have traditionally been associated with poor outcomes with a median survival of 18 months. 4 The median PFS with first-line anthracyclines is around 4-6 ...

Jerry Tenenbaum, MD, FRCPC Disclosures Geriatrics and Aging. 2005;8 (3):14-17.

Synovial-fluid examinations. On several occasions in 1963 aspirations of the knees were performed, with yields of 10 to 15 ml. of clear, yellow fluid.