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===Chylous ~~effusion~~===

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===[[Chylous Effusion]]===

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*Opaque, milky

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*Specific gravity > 1.017

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*Total protein > 30g/L (variable)

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*Nucleated cells 1.5 - 20 x 10e9/L

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*Small [[Lymphocytes - WikiBlood|lymphocytes]], mature [[Neutrophils - WikiBlood|neutrophils]], variable [[Macrophages - WikiBlood|macrophages]])

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*Chyle

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**Triglycerides in fluid > in serum

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**Cholesterol in fluid < in serum

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**Formation of "cream top" (chylomicrons) if refrigerated

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**Does not deparate on centrifugation

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**Sudan III staining lipid droplets

==Ectopic sources of fluid==

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