Three tubes of blood-streaked synovial fluid from the elbow of a 40-year-old tennis player are delivered to the laboratory with a request for a WBC count,differential,crystal analysis,glucose,and Gram stain.
-Based on the information provided,what is the significance of the blood-streaked fluid?

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The presence of blood-streaked synovial fluid is often due to a traumatic collection, where blood is introduced into the sample during the procedure of drawing the fluid.

Three Tubes of Blood-Streaked Synovial Fluid from the Elbow of a 40-Year-Old