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| − | ===Modified transudate=== | + | ===[[Modified Transudate]]=== |
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| − | *'''High cells''' and '''low protein''' OR '''Low cells''' and '''high protein'''
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| − | *Yellow to serosanguinous, turbid
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| − | *Specific gravity 1.018 - 1.030
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| − | *Total protein 25 - 50g/L
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| − | *Nucleated cells 0.3 - 5.5 x10e9/L (up to 7 x 10e9/L)
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| − | *[[Mesothelial cells|Mesothelial cells]], [[Macrophages - WikiBlood|macrophages]], non-degenerate neutrophils, small [[Lymphocytes - WikiBlood|lymphocytes]]
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| − | *'''Due to:'''
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| − | **Cardiac disease
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| − | ***Increased hydrostatic pressure within blood vessels
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| − | ***May be compounded by hypertension
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| − | **Chylous effusions (see below)
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| − | **Lymphatic obstruction (neoplasia - e.g. papillary adenocarcinoma of the ovary in the bitch, also produces fluid)
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| | ===Exudate=== | | ===Exudate=== |