Lab results are back on a client who has limiting joint pain.Synovial fluid analysis shows no uric acid crystals,bacteria,or blood.The client asks what conditions are possible cause(s)of this pain.What is the nurse's response? Select all that apply.
A) Osteoarthritis
B) Rheumatoid arthritis
C) Septic arthritis
D) Gout
E) Trauma

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A) There are no specific joint fluid tests for osteoarthritis, making this a possible diagnosis. There is no report of any tests for rheumatoid arthritis, making this a possible diagnosis. Gout is caused by the collection of uric acid crystals in the joint. The absence of uric acid crystals in the synovial fluid (joint fluid) makes gout unlikely. Septic arthritis is caused by infection. The absence of bacteria makes sepsis unlikely. The absence of blood makes trauma unlikely.
B) There are no specific joint fluid tests for osteoarthritis, making this a possible diagnosis. There is no report of any tests for rheumatoid arthritis, making this a possible diagnosis. Gout is caused by the collection of uric acid crystals in the joint. The absence of uric acid crystals in the synovial fluid (joint fluid) makes gout unlikely. Septic arthritis is caused by infection. The absence of bacteria makes sepsis unlikely. The absence of blood makes trauma unlikely.
C) There are no specific joint fluid tests for osteoarthritis, making this a possible diagnosis. There is no report of any tests for rheumatoid arthritis, making this a possible diagnosis. Gout is caused by the collection of uric acid crystals in the joint. The absence of uric acid crystals in the synovial fluid (joint fluid) makes gout unlikely. Septic arthritis is caused by infection. The absence of bacteria makes sepsis unlikely. The absence of blood makes trauma unlikely.
D) There are no specific joint fluid tests for osteoarthritis, making this a possible diagnosis. There is no report of any tests for rheumatoid arthritis, making this a possible diagnosis. Gout is caused by the collection of uric acid crystals in the joint. The absence of uric acid crystals in the synovial fluid (joint fluid) makes gout unlikely. Septic arthritis is caused by infection. The absence of bacteria makes sepsis unlikely. The absence of blood makes trauma unlikely.
E) There are no specific joint fluid tests for osteoarthritis, making this a possible diagnosis. There is no report of any tests for rheumatoid arthritis, making this a possible diagnosis. Gout is caused by the collection of uric acid crystals in the joint. The absence of uric acid crystals in the synovial fluid (joint fluid) makes gout unlikely. Septic arthritis is caused by infection. The absence of bacteria makes sepsis unlikely. The absence of blood makes trauma unlikely.

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