View source for Synovial fluid analysis

{| class="wikitable"
!
!Normal
!Noninflammatory
!Inflammatory
!Septic
!Hemorrhagic
|-
|Volume
|&lt;3.5 ml
|&gt;3.5
|&gt;3.5
|&gt;3.5
|&gt;3.5
|-
|Clarity
|Transparent
|Transparent
|Translucent-opaque
|Opaque
|Bloody
|-
|Colour
|Clear
|Yellow
|Yellow
|Yellow
|Red
|-
|Viscosity
|High
|High
|Low
|Variable
|Variable
|-
|WBC
|&lt;200
|0 to 2000
|&gt;2000
|&gt;20,000
|Variable
|-
|PMN %
|&lt;25
|&lt;25
|≥50
|≥75
|50-75
|-
|Culture
|
|
|
|Often positive
|
|}

[[Category:Investigations]]
[[Category:Rheumatology]]
[[Category:Infectious diseases]]