CM LEC - Correlation of pleural fluid appearance and disease Flashcards
appearance of pleural fluid
clear pale yellow
what is the disease?
normal
appearance of pleural fluid
turbid, white
microbial infection
appearance of pleural fluid
bloody
2 diseases correlated
hemothorax
hemorrhagic effusion
appearance of pleural fluid
milky
2 diseases correlated
Chylous material from thoracic duct leakage
Pseudochylous material form chronic inflammation
cause of chylous effusion
Thoracic duct leakage
cause of pseudochylous effusions
Chronic inflammation
appearance of chylous effusion
Milky/white
appearance of pseudochylous effusion
Milky/green tinge
WBC of chylous effusion
predominantly lymphocytes
WBC of pseudochylous effusion
mixed cells
cholesterol crystals
chylous effusion
absent
cholesterol crystals
pseudochylous effusion
present
TG
chylous effusion
> 110 mg/dL
Sudan III staining
chylous effusion
Strongly positive
TG
pseudochylous effusion