PERITONITIS Flashcards
1
Q
A diagnosis of Peritonitis is established when at least 2 of the ff. are present:
A
- abdominal pain
- (+) peritoneal fluid culture
- > 100 white cells/mm3 in the dialysis effluent
2
Q
A bacterial peritonitis typically presents as what?
A
> 50% of it’s WBCs are PMNs
3
Q
What are the other 5 causes for the cloudy effluent?
A
- fibrin
- chylous ascites
- malignancy
- chemical or eosinophilic peritonitis
- specimen taken from a dry peritoneum
