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