ARTHROCENTESIS

Course overview

ARTHROCENTESIS IS A PROCEDURE THAT IS PERFORMED TO OBTAIN SYNOVIAL FLUID FROM WITHIN A JOINT CAPSULE, BOTH FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES. IT IS USED IN MULTIPLE DISEASE PROCESSES, INCLUDING ARTHRITIS, GOUT, AND INFECTIOUS PROCESSES SUCH AS SEPTIC ARTHRITIS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE USE OF ARTHROCENTESIS IN CLINICAL SETTINGS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO THIS PROCEDURE.