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36 <strong>Pocket</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Diagnostic</strong> <strong>Tests</strong><br />

Pseudohyphae<br />

Budding<br />

yeast<br />

Figure 2–5. KOH preparation showing mycelial forms (pseudohyphae) and budding yeast typical<br />

of Candida albicans.<br />

b. Look for needle-shaped, negatively birefringent urate crystals<br />

(crystals parallel <strong>to</strong> the axis of the compensa<strong>to</strong>r appear<br />

yellow) in gout or rhomboidal, positively birefringent calcium<br />

pyrophosphate crystals (crystals parallel <strong>to</strong> the axis of<br />

the compensa<strong>to</strong>r appear blue) in pseudogout.<br />

c. See Figure 2–6 for examples of positive synovial fluid<br />

examinations for these two types of crystals.<br />

E. Pulse Oximetry<br />

Indications<br />

To measure oxygen saturation in a noninvasive and often continuous<br />

fashion.

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