serous fluid Flashcards
1
Q
Pericardium
(encloses the heart)
A
PERICARDIUM
2
Q
Pleural cavity
(encloses the lungs)
A
Pleural
3
Q
Peritoneum
(encloses the abdominal
organs)
A
Peritoneal
4
Q
Lines the CAVITY WALL
A
Parietal
5
Q
forms a sac around the
organs
A
VISCERAL
6
Q
method of collection and normal value of pericardial
A
PERICARDIOCENTESIS
<30ml
7
Q
method of collection and normal value of pleural
A
THORACENTESIS
<50ml
8
Q
method of collection and normal value of peritoneal
A
PARACENTESIS
<100ml
9
Q
method of collection of synovial fluid
A
ANTRHOCENTESIS
10
Q
appearance of serous:
A
clear, colorless to pale yellow
11
Q
brown
A
rupture of amoebic liver abscess
12
Q
black
A
aspergillosis
13
Q
malignant mesothelioma
A
viscous
14
Q
wbc(TB)
A
turbid
15
Q
due to chylous or pseudochylous effusions
A
milky