FINALS - TABLE for the appearance and testing of pleural fluid Flashcards by CHARLENE SAN JOSE | Brainscape

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Clear, pale yellow

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Normal, transudate

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Blood-streaked

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Infection, malignancy

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Grossly bloody

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Cardiac puncture,
anticoagulant
medications

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Milky

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Chylous and pseudochylous
material

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Increased neutrophils

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Bacterial endocarditis

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Malignant cell

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Metastatic carcinoma

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Carcinoembryonic antigen

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Metastatic carcinoma

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Gram stain and culture

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Bacterial endocarditis

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Acid-fast stain

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Tubercular effusion

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Adenosine deaminase

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Tubercular effusion

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Tubercular effusion

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Acid-fast stain
Adenosine deaminase

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Bacterial endocarditis

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Gram stain and culture
Increased neutrophils

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Metastatic carcinoma

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Malignant cells
Carcinoembryonic antigen

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