Radiopaedia Helpers

arthrocentesis

Headings Case

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"US-guided"

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Acronyms

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"US-guided"

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"advance the puncture needle under US guidance into the targeted joint space"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

"History"

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"Preprocedural evaluation"

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"Positioning/room set up"

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"US-guided"

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"CT-guided"

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"Practical points"

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Inline EG

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"confirmation of inflammatory arthritis (e.g. crystal arthropathy, spondyloarthropathy)"

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"5 mL syringe with a hypodermic needle (25G) for local anaesthetic (e.g. lidocaine)"

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Oxford Comma

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"present symptoms: type, nature, severity, duration and location of pain"

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"commonly performed laboratory testing includes microbiology (gram stain and cultures), cell count, crystal analysis, protein and glucose levels"

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Links

cellulitis

gram-stain

Lint: arthrocentesis