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Kthamas

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Joint fluid from a patient with knee pain revealed many monosodium urate crystals. These crystals are associated with:
 
  a. Gout
  b. Pseudogout
  c. Rheumatoid arthritis
  d. Recent treatment with steroids

Question 2

Artifacts that can be seen with cytocentrifuge-prepared slides can be interpreted as a clinically significant finding by mistake. Which of the following can be an artifact leading to a mistaken interpretation of bacterial organisms in a fluid?
 
  a. Cytoplasmic projections of lymphocytes
  b. Starch particles
  c. Stain precipitate
  d. Degenerating tissue cells



matt95

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: C



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