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Practical Practical: Streamlined Joint Fluid Drainage
To easily drain an ulnar bursa or a patellar effusion of any size--and simplify preparation of the aspirate for transfer--use an evacuated blood draw kit with an 18-gauge needle attachment, a see-through-labeled tube coated with whatever anticoagulant your laboratory specifies, and several large additive-free tubes. Begin with the coated tube
To easily drain an ulnar bursa or a patellar effusion of any size--and simplify preparation of the aspirate for transfer--use an evacuated blood draw kit with an 18-gauge needle attachment, a see-through-labeled tube coated with whatever anticoagulant your laboratory specifies, and several large additive-free tubes. Begin with the coated tube. If more than 7 to 10 mL of fluid must be drained, simply exchange the full tube for one of the uncoated ones. Use of an anticoagulant-coated tube to begin the aspiration creates a specimen of about 7 mL that can be examined in the tube visually and then sent "as is" to the lab for analysis. This method also provides a ready and reliable estimate of the volume of fluid drained.
Lebrikizumab Demonstrates Efficacy, Safety in Patients With Skin of Color With AD
June 11th 2025RAD 2025. Lebrikizumab improved skin clearance, itch, and pigmentation in patients with skin of color and atopic dermatitis, with strong safety data through 24 weeks, according to late-breaking data.
