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*[http://www.stpetes.org/html/pointofcare/Procedures/Blue%20(Addition).jpg Crystals - schematic (stpetes.org)] from [http://www.stpetes.org/html/pointofcare/Procedures/crystals.html Microscopic | *[http://www.stpetes.org/html/pointofcare/Procedures/Blue%20(Addition).jpg Crystals - schematic (stpetes.org)] from ''[http://www.stpetes.org/html/pointofcare/Procedures/crystals.html Microscopic Examination for Crystals in Synovial Fluid (stpetes.org)]''. | ||
*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/COW/COW197.html Blue rhomboid CPPD crystals (med.utah.edu)]. | *[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/COW/COW197.html Blue rhomboid CPPD crystals (med.utah.edu)]. | ||
Revision as of 03:18, 24 September 2010
This article deals with crystals in body fluids.
Joint crystals
Types:[1]
- Gout = needle-shaped, negatively birefringent, yellow when aligned.
- Pseudogout = rhomboid-shaped, positively birefringent, blue when aligned.
Notes:
- Pseudogout also known as CPPD = calcium pyrophosphate dehydrogenase.
- Memory device: ABC+ = aligned blue is calcium & cuboid - positively birefringent.
Images:
- Crystals - schematic (stpetes.org) from Microscopic Examination for Crystals in Synovial Fluid (stpetes.org).
- Blue rhomboid CPPD crystals (med.utah.edu).
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Urine crystals
Types:
- Envelope shape (calcium oxalate).
- Diamond shape (uric acid).
- Coffin-lid shape (struvite).
- Hexagonal shape (cysteine).
Notes:
- Memory device: Diamonds are see-through; ergo, uric acid stones not seen on KUB.
- Uric acid crystals: usually dissolve in formulin... but do not dissolve in alcohol.[2]