AUBF Book Flashcards
serum like fluids formed as plasma ultrafiltrate which provides lubrication in the cavities they are found
serous fluid
membrane that lines the cavity
parietal membrane
membrane that covers the organ
visceral membrane
alteration to the oncotic and hydrostatic pressure can cause fluid buildup between the two membranes called
effusion
Increased hydrostatic pressure
Decreased oncotic pressure
Transudate
Increased capillary permeability
Lymphatic obstruction
Exudate
Congestive heart failure
Salt and fluid retention
Increased hydrostatic pressure
Nephrotic syndrome
Hepatic cirrhosis
Malnutrition
Protein-losing enteropathy
Decreased oncotic pressure
Microbial infections
Membrane inflammations
Malignancies
Increased capillary permeability
Malignant tumors
Lymphomas
Infection and inflammation thoracic duct injury
lymphatic obstruction
result from systemic disorders that disrupt fluid regulation
Transudates
produced by conditions that directly affect the membranes of the specific cavity
Exudates
Preferred parameters for pleural and pericardial fluid
Fluid: serum protein ration
Fluid: serum LD ratio
Appearance: Clear
Fluid : Serum Protein Ratio: <0.5
Fluid : Serum LD Ratio: <0.6
WBC Count: < 1000 WBC c/uL
Spontaneous clotting: No
Pleural fluid cholesterol: <45 to 60 mg/dL
Pleural fluid : Serum Cholesterol Ratio <0.3
Pleural Fluid: Bilirubin Ratio: <0.6
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient: >1.1
Transudate
Appearance: Cloudy/Turbid
Fluid : Serum Protein Ratio: >0.5
Fluid : Serum LD Ratio: >0.6
WBC Count: > 1000 WBC c/uL
Spontaneous clotting: Possible
Pleural fluid cholesterol: >45 to 60 mg/dL
Pleural fluid : Serum Cholesterol Ratio >0.3
Pleural Fluid: Bilirubin Ratio: >0.6
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient: <1.1
Exudate
Collection tube for serous fluid:
cell counts, morphology, and differential count
EDTA
Collection tube for serous fluid:
chemistry
clotted specimens
Collection tube for serous fluid:
microbiology and cytology
sterile heparin
SPS
Collection tube for serous fluid:
pH analysis
anaerobically on ice
Turbid appearance of Pleural Fluid indicates:
presence of WBC (indicates infection like TB)
Bloody appearance of pleural fluid
Hemothorax/Hemmorhagic exudate
test to differentiate hemothorax and hemorrhagic exudate
Hematocrit
> 50% hemothorax
<50% hemorrhagic exudate
Presence is caused by traumatic injury in pleural fluid
Hemothorax
Caused by malignancies in pleural fluid
Hemorrhagic exudate
Pleural fluid appearance:
rupture of amebic liver abscess
brown