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Exam 2: Body Fluids Flashcards

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Why is KOH prep a good test for fungal infections?

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The KOH dissolves host cells and bacteria, but spares the fungi and elastin fibers

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What do multinucleated giant cells indicate on a Tzank prep?

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HSV

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What kind of testing do you use for cryptococci in CSF?

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India ink

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What is dark field microscopy and with what kind of infection is it useful for?

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Used to evaluate bacteria that are too thin to absorb light from traditional microscopy.
Useful for diagnosing T. Pallidum (Syphilis)

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Other than dark field microscopy, what other tests are useful for diagnosing Syphilis?

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  • Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL)

- Rapid plasma Reagin

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CSF test and Fluorescent treponema antibody absorption Test (FTA-ABS) fall under what category of testing?

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VDRL

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What is the latex agglutination assay and what is it commonly used for?

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  • Detect pathogen specific antibodies and antigens.

- Used for CSF for meningococcal capsular antigen

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What does Enzyme linked immunoassay do?

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-Detect antibodies in the serum (requires previous infection) and used for multiple body fluids

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What does indirect immunofluorescence assay do and what is it the primary test for?

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  • Detects antibodies in the serum or other body fluid

- primary test for ANA antibody

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What is the minimun inhibitory concentration?

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The lowest concentration of an Abx necessary to inhibit the visible growth of a specific organism

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What is the procedure for obtaining blood cultures?

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  • Two different specimens must be ordered from at least two different sites that are not from the IV
  • If one is positive and one is negative, the postive result is likely contaminant
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What are the two types of effusions?

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Transudative and exudative

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What is a transudative effusion?

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Accumulation of fluid in the body cavity due to filtration of blood serum across a physiologically intact vascular wall

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What usually causes transudative effusions?

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Pressure differences between body compartments (Hydrostatic and oncotic pressure) usually caused by systemic disease (CHF, hepatic cirrhosis, and nephrotic syndrome)

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What is a exudative effusion?

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Accumulation of fluid within a body cavity due to inflammation and vascular wall damage.

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What are some common causes of exudative effusions?

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Infection, malignancy, inflammatory disorder (RA, lupus), and trauma

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What is the normal pleural fluid amount?

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50ml

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What is the normal WBC for pleural fluid?

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<300ml

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What are the most common cause of transudative pleural effusions?

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CHF, cirrhosis, and nephrotic syndrome

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What is the most common cause of exudative effusions and what most commonly causes that condition?

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Exudative effusion most commonly caused by parapneumonic effusion, which is most commonly caused by bacterial PNA, Lung abscess, and bronchiectasis

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What it the second most common cause of exudative pleural effusions?

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Malignancy (Lung CA, breast CA, and lymphoma

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What kind of effusion can a pulmonary embolism cause?

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Both transudative and exudative

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What kind of effusions are hemothorax and chylothorax?

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Exudative effusion

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What is the contraindication of thoracentesis?

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Caution with significant thrombocytopenia

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How can you prevent re-expansion pulmonary edema when performing a thoracentesis?

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  • Do remove more than 1 L

- Do not perform bilaterally

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How does the protein fluid/protein serum ratio of pleural fluid differ in transudative and exudative pleural effusions?

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Transudative: Protein fluid/protein serum ration <0.5

Exudative: Protein fluid/protein serum ratio >0.5

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How does the LDH fluid/LDH serum ratio in pleural fluid differs in transudative and exudative pleural effusions?

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Transudative: LDH fluid/LDH serum ratio <0.6

Exudative: LDH fluid / LDH serum ratio >0.6

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What are the possible causes of pleural fluid with a pH of <7.3?

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Infection, esophageal rupture, and neoplasm

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What are the possible causes of amylase elevation in pleural fluid?

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Pancreatitis, esophageal rupture, and malignancy

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What are the possible causes of triglycerides or lipids in the pleural fluid?

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Chylous effusion

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What are the possible causes of eosinophilia in pleural fluid?

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Parasitic infection, malignancy, TB

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What is Lights criteria?

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If one of the following is present, the patient has a exudative effusion:

  • Pleural fluid protein/serum protein ratio >0.5
  • pleural fluid LDH/Serum LDH ratio >0.6
  • Pleural fluid LDH >2/3rds of the upper limits of the labs normal serum LDH
33
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How much peritoneal fluid is present normally?

34
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Wha are the causes of ascites?

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-Portal hypertension (most common), which is most commonly caused by hepatic cirrhosis

35
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What is the gold standard for evaluation of peritoneal effusion?

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Abdominal US

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What are the indications for a paracentesis?

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New onset ascites with or without:

  • fever
  • abdominal tenderness
  • Mental status change
  • hypotension
  • Peripheral leukocytosis
  • worsening renal function
  • Trauma/ severe cirrhosis
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What are the potential contraindications for paracentesis?

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  • coagulation abnormalities
  • patients with small amount of fluid
  • previous abdominal surgeries
  • massive ileus with bowel distention
38
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What are the potential complications of a paracentesis?

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  • hypovolemia
  • hepatic coma
  • peritonitis
  • tumor seeding
  • organ perforation
39
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How does the alubumin gradient of peritoneal fluid differ in transudative or exudative effusions?

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Transudative: Albumin gradient >1.1

Exudative: Albumin gradient <1.1

40
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What can a LDH fluid/LDH serum ratio of >0.6 in peritoneal fluid indicate?

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Bowel perforation, malignancy, or infection

41
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What can elevated amylase in peritoneal fluid indicate?

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Pancreatic source, bowel perforation, malignancy, and esophageal rupture

42
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What can elevated ammonia in peritoneal fluid indicate?

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Ruptured or strangulated bowel

43
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What can elevated bilirubin in peritoneal fluid indicate?

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Bowel/biliary perforation

44
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What can urea and creatinine in the peritoneal fluid indicate?

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Possible bladder rupture

45
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What can triglycerides in the peritoneal fluid indicate?

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Possible chylous effusion

46
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Patient presets with an abrupt onset of fever, chills, and abdominal pain. Patient has rebound abdominal tenderness and labs reflect an exudative effusion. What are you concerned about?

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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

47
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What is the normal RBC and WBC count in pericardial fluid?

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None for both

48
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What is a normal amount of pericardial fluid?

49
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What is the diagnostic method of choice or a periocardial effusion?

50
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When should a pericardiocentesis not be performed?

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  • Most of the time!
  • Contraindicated in patients with pericarditis if there is no effusion
  • if patient has an effusion, is stable, and source is known, can treat cause with serial follow up echos
51
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What are the therapeutic indications for pericardiocentesis?

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Pericardial effusion with tamponade

52
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What are the contraindications of pericardiocentesis?

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  • Coagulopathy

- Uncooperative patients

53
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What is the normal amount of CSF?

54
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What is the classic triad of meningitis?

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AMS, nuchal rigidity, and fever

55
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What is the gold standard in diagnosing the causative organism of meningitis?

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CSF culture

56
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What are the indications for an LP?

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  • Infection (meningitis, encephalitis)
  • Malignancy
  • MS
  • Cerebral/subarachnoid hemorrhage
57
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What are the contraindications for an LP?

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  • Patients with increased intracranial pressure
  • Severe vertebral degenerative joint disease
  • infection near LP site
  • Patients taking anticoagulants
58
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What is the normal pressure for CSF?

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<20 CM H2O

59
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What is the normal RBC and WBC count of CSF?

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0-5 cells/uL for both

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What is a normal protein count for CSF?

61
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What is a normal glucose count for CSF?

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What is a normal LDH for CSF?

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What does it mean if the CSF is yellow?

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Xanthochromia, lysis of RBCs, which releases hemoglobin, converted to oxyhemoglobin, converted to methemoglobin, and ultimately to bilirubin

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What does decreased opening pressure indicate?

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Hypovolemia, chronic CSF leak, or nasal fracture with dural tear

65
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What does increased opening pressure indicate?

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Infection, intracranial bleeding, tumor, or hydrocephalus

66
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What are the possible causes of neutrophilia in CSF?

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  • Bacterial meningitis
  • cerebral abscess
  • Subarachnoid bleed
  • tumor
67
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What are the possible causes of lymphocytosis in CSF?

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  • Viral, tubercular, fungal, or syphilitic meningitis

- MS, Guillain-Barre

68
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What are the possible causes of increased macrophages in CSF?

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  • Tubercular or fungal meningitis
  • subarachnoid bleed
  • brain infarction
69
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What are the possible causes of eosinophilia in CSF?

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  • Parasitic meningitis

- allergic reaction to radiopaque dyes

70
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What are the possible causes of increased RBCs in CSF?

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-Traumatic tap or subarachnoid hemorrhage

71
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What is present in 90% of patients with a subarachnoid hemorrhage within 12 hours?

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Xanthochromia

72
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What can be found in the CSF that is indicative of MS?

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Oligoclonal gamma globulin bands

73
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What is a CSF glucose <2/3s of the serum glucose indicative of?

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  • Meningitis

- neoplasm

74
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What can increased LDH in CSF indicate?

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Bacterial meningitis, malignancy, and intracranial hemorrhage

75
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What can increased lactic acid in CSF indicate?

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Bacterial/fungal meningitis, but not viral

76
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What does increased glutamine in CSF indicate?

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Hepatic failure

77
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What does elevated C-reactive protein in CSF indicate?

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Bacterial meningitis, not viral

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