Serous Fluid Flashcards
__________ line the membranes
Mesothelial cells
Three closed body cavities
Pleural, pericardial, peritoneal
Serous fluid is normally produced and reabsorbed at a constant rate; disruption of this process produces __________
Effusion
Effusions caused by systemic disorders are
Transudates
Effusions caused by membrane disorders are
Exudates
Pleural fluid collected by
Thoracentesis
Milky pleural fluid
Thoracic duct leakage (chylous effusion), Chronic infection (pseudochylous effusion)
Bloody pleural fluid
Hemothorax, Hemorrhagic effusion (embolus, tuberculosis, malignancy)
Viscous pleural fluid
Malignant mesothelioma producing hyaluronic acid
Neutrophils in pleural fluid
Pneumonia, pancreatitis
Lymphocytes in pleural fluid
Tuberculosis, viral infection
Eosinophils in pleural fluid
Pneumothorax
Mesothelial cells in pleural fluid
Normal, decreased with tuberculosis
Plasma cells in pleural fluid
Tuberculosis
Malignant cells in pleural fluid
Small cell and adenocarcinoma,
Metastatic carcinoma cells
Pleural fluid: pH less than 7.0 indicates
Need for chest tube drainage
Pleural fluid: pH less than 6.0 indicates
Esophageal rupture
Pleural fluid cholesterol
Equal to or less than 45 to 60 mg/dL (transudate),
Higher (exudate)