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Test ID: SFC
Crystal Identification, Synovial Fluid

Secondary ID A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011

8719

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Providing a definitive diagnosis for joint disease

 

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Compensated Polarized Light Microscopy
Includes cytospin prep.

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Crystal ID, Synovial Fl

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystals
Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD)
Cholesterol Crystals
CPPD (Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate)
Crystal Identification, Synovial Fluid
Gout (Urates)
Monosodium Urates (MSU)
MSU (Monosodium Urates)
Pseudogout (Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystals)
Pseudogout Crystals
Pyrophosphate Crystals
Synovial Fluid, Crystal Identification
Urate Crystals