FINALS - TABLE for Significance of Peritoneal Fluid Testing Flashcards
1
Q
Clear, pale yellow
A
Normal
2
Q
Turbid
A
Microbial infection
3
Q
Green
A
Bile, gallbladder, pancreatic
disorders
4
Q
Blood-streaked
A
Trauma, infection, or malignancy
5
Q
Milky
A
Lymphatic trauma and blockage
6
Q
Peritoneal lavage
A
> 100,000 RBCs/µL indicates
blunt trauma injury
7
Q
WBC count
<500 cells/µL
A
Normal
8
Q
WBC count
>500 cells/µL
A
Bacterial peritonitis, cirrhosis
9
Q
Differential
A
Bacterial peritonitis,
malignancy
10
Q
Carcinoembryonic
antigen
A
Malignancy of gastrointestinal
origin
11
Q
CA 125
A
Malignancy of ovarian origin
12
Q
Glucose
A
Decreased in tubercular
peritonitis, malignancy
13
Q
Amylase
A
Increased in pancreatitis,
gastrointestinal perforation
14
Q
Alkaline phosphatase
A
Increased in gastrointestinal
perforation
15
Q
Blood urea nitrogen/
creatinine
A
Ruptured or punctured bladder
