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Serous fluid Flashcards

1
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Accumulation of fluid between membranes

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Effusion

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2
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Disruption of fluid production and regulation (not inflammatory)

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Transudate

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3
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Hypoproteinemia, CHF, Nephrotic syndrome effusion

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Transudate

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4
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Direct damage to the membrane (inflammation caused)

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Exudate

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5
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Transudate vs. Exudate: Fluid:serum protein ratio (most reliable) <0.5

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Transudate

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Transudate vs. Exudate: Fluid:serum LD ratio (most reliable) <0.6

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Transudate

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7
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Pleural fluid cholesterol of exudate

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> 45-60

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8
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Serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) of transudate

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≥1.1

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9
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Rivalta’s test (+)

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Exudate

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10
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Recommended to detect transudate of hepatic origin

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SAAG

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11
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Method of collection for pleural fluid

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Thoracentesis

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12
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Method of collection for pericardial fluid

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Pericardiocentesis

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13
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Method of collection for ascitic fluid (peritoneal)

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Paracentesis

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14
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Turbid white pleural fluid

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Microbial infection (TB)

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15
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Brown color of pleural fluid

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Rupture of amoebic liver abscess

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16
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Black color of pleural fluid

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Aspergillosis

17
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Milky color of pleural fluid

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Chylous material, pseudochylous material

18
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Bloody color of pleural fluid

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Hemothorax, hemorrhagic effusion

19
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Appearance of pseudochylous

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Milky, green tinge/gold paint

20
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Increased lymphocytes in pleural fluid indicates

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Chylous effusion

21
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Hemothorax distribution of blood

22
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Hemothorax Hct value

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Pleural fluid ≥1/2 of whole blood

23
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Hemorrhagic effusion hematocrit value

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Pleural fluid < Whole blood

24
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Significance of neutrophil in pleural fluid

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Pneumonia, pancreatitis, pulmonary infarction

25
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Significance of eosinophil in pleural fluid

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Pneumothorax, hemothorax, allergic reaction, parasitic infections

26
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Significance of mesothelial cells in pleural fluid

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Normal, reactive forms no sig, decreased in TB

27
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Adenosine deaminase in pleural fluid indicates

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Malignancy, tuberculosis

28
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Amylase in pleural fluid indicates

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Pancreatitis, esophageal rupture, malignancy

29
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Tumor marker for colon cancer

30
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Tumor marker for ovarian, metastatic uterine cancer

31
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Tumor marker for breast cancer

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CA 15-3, CA 549

32
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Tumor marker for lung cancer, breast cancer, urinary bladder cancer

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CYFRA 21-1

33
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Green color of peritoneal ascitic fluid

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Bile, pancreatic, gall bladder disorders

34
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Milky ascitic fluid

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Lymphatic trauma and blockage

35
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Peritoneal lavage RBC count indicating blunt trauma

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> 100,000 RBCs/μL

36
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Glucose in peritoneal fluid

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Tubercular peritonitis, malignancy

37
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Contains concentric striations of collagen-like material seen in benign conditions and associated with ovarian and thyroid carcinomas

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Psammoma bodies

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