Practicals · Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology · Synovial fluid
Polarizing light microscopy for synovial fluid crystals
- Type
- Lab technique
- Also called
- compensated polarised microscopy, crystal identification
Videos and resources
- VideoGOUT Under the Microscope: Brilliant Polarizable Birefringent Monosodium Urate Crystals5:10
- VideoSynovial Fluid Crystals & Polarized Light Microscopy of Synovial Fluid6:33
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Polarizing light microscopy for detection of crystals in synovial fluid” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 2)
“Polarizing light microscopy” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 18)