| Condition |
Grp1 |
Color |
Clarity |
WBCC(mm4) |
PMN% |
GLU |
CULT |
CRYST |
VOL(ml) |
| Normal |
- |
C |
CL |
<200 |
<25 |
A |
- |
- |
<4 |
| OA |
I |
S |
CL |
200  2K |
<25 |
A |
- |
- |
|
| RA |
II |
Y |
TL |
2K 75K |
>50 |
B |
- |
- |
|
| SLE |
I/II |
Y |
TL |
" |
" |
" |
- |
- |
|
| Reiter's |
II |
Y |
TL |
" |
" |
" |
- |
- |
|
| Gour |
II |
Y |
TL |
" |
" |
" |
- |
+ |
|
| Psudogout |
II |
Y |
TL |
" |
" |
" |
- |
+ |
|
| Lyme |
I/II |
V |
V |
see 4 below |
see 4 below |
" |
see 4 below |
- |
|
| Bacterial |
III |
V |
O |
>75K |
>75 |
C |
+ |
- |
|
| TB |
III |
V |
O |
>75K |
>75 |
C |
+ |
- |
|
Note
1 Group I (Noninflammatory); II (Inflammatory);
III (Septic or Purulent); IV (Hemorrhagic) R/O: Trauma, Thrombocytopenia,
Anticoagulation Therapy, Hemophilia, Von Willebrand's, Pigmented
Villonodular Synovitis, Synovioma, Hemangioma, AVM, Charcot, Sickle
Cell, Myeloproliferative
2 Color: C = Colorless; S = Straw; Y = Yellow;
V = Variable
3 Clarity CL = Clear; TL = Translucent; O = Opaque
4 Lyme: Median Cell Count 25K (500 - 110K); check
ELISA; West. Blot; Cutture rarely positive; Cell count with  PMN
or Lymph - depends on stage
5 Glucose (compared to serum glucose); A = Nearly
equal to serum; B = Lower than serum; C = Much lower than serum
6 Crystals: Gout (Urate-Neg. Birefringence);
Pseudogout (CPPD-Pos. Birefringence)
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