Joint Fluid Analysis - What Affects the Test

Joint Fluid Analysis
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Joint Fluid Analysis

Arthrocentesis, Synovial Fluid Analysis

What Affects the Test

You may not be able to have this test or the results may not be useful if:

  • You do not have enough fluid in the joint space.
  • You are on blood-thinning medicine, such as warfarin, and your blood is too thin.
  • You have recently had cortisone injected into the same joint.
  • You have an infection in the skin near the joint.
By: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Last Revised: June 11, 2010

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