SYNOVIAL FLUID
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TYPICAL REFERENCE INTERVALS |
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COMPONENT |
CONVENTIONAL UNITS |
FACTOR |
RECOMMENDED SI UNITS |
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Blood-serum-synovial fluid Glucose difference |
<10 mg/dL |
0.05551 |
<0.56 mmol/L |
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Differential cell count |
Granulocytes <25% of nucleated cells |
0.01 |
Granulocyte number fraction: <0.25 of nucleated cells |
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Fibrin clot |
Absent |
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Absent |
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Mucin clot |
Abundant |
__ |
Abundant |
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Nucleated cell count |
<200 cells/mL |
106 |
<200 x 106 cells/L |
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Viscosity |
High |
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High |
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Volume |
<3.5 mL |
0.001 |
<0.0035 L |