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Specimens
________ may be first examined under low and high power using a regular light microscope with Wright stains, however this should not replace the use of polarized microscopy.
Fluid
________ must be examined prior to WBC disintegration as some crystals are found intracellularly.
Neutrophil
________ with dark cytoplasmic granules containing immune complexes.
amount of hyaluronate
To measure the ________ polymerization, a Ropes or mucin clot test is performed.
syringes
To prevent clotting, ________ are moistened with heparin anticoagulants.
Pseudogout
________ refers to cartilage calcification from degenerative arthritis or endocrine disorders that increase serum calcium.
Normal synovial fluid
________ does not clot; however, fluid from a diseased joint may contain fibrinogen and will clot.
Arthritis
________ is a frequent complication of Lyme disease, so demonstration of antibodies to the causative agent Borrelia burgdorferi confirms it.
the same
Synovial fluid is chemically an ultrafiltrate of plasma, chemistry test values are approximately ________ as serum values.
Gram stains
Both ________ and cell cultures are as organisms are often missed on Gram stain.
Synovial fluid
________ is a viscous liquid found in the cavities of the movable joints (diarthroses).
hyaluronic acid
The viscosity of synovial fluid is due to ________.
heparin
To prevent clotting, syringes are moistened with ________.
crystals
Milky synovial fluid indicates the presence of ________.
bacterial infection
Synovial fluid with a greenish tinge indicates ________.
to form a string from the tip of a syringe
The simplest method to measure viscosity is to observe the ability of the fluid ________.
normal
The clinical significance of monocytes and synovial lining cells in the synovial fluid is ________.
renal dialysis
The clinical significance of calcium oxalate in the synovial fluid is ________.
inflammatory or septic disorders
Markedly increased glucose is indicative of ________.
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