Test to aid in differential diagnosis of diseases of joints and joint fluid.
3.0 mL Synovial Fluid in a Red Top Tube
48 hours Ambient
48 hours Refrigerated
Fluid should be collected in a sterile vacuum bottle or other collection container and then aliquoted into red-top (unpreserved) tube.
Samples with small clots should not be rejected, but the presence of clot should be noted.
1.0 mL Synovial Fluid
Mucin Clot Test
Good
Test to aid in differential diagnosis of diseases of joints and joint fluid.
1 to 2 days
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