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==Effusions==

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*Increased amount of fluid in [[Peritoneal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal]], pleural or pericardial cavity

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*Not a disease in itself

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'''Effusions'''- Increased amount of fluid in [[Peritoneal cavity - Anatomy & Physiology|peritoneal]], pleural or pericardial cavity. They are not a disease in itself. Effusions indicate pathological process affecting fluid production and/or removal.

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*Indicates pathological process affecting fluid production and/or removal

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Classification

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*Based on cell counts and total protein ([[Transudate]], [[Modified Transudate]], [[Exudate]])

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*Classification

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*[[Haemorrhagic Effusion|Haemorrhage]]

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**Based on cell counts and total protein

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*[[Chylous Effusion]]

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***Transudate

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Transudate and modified transudate are usually present in the clinical sign '''"ascites"'''.

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***Modified transudate

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***Exudate

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**Haemorrhage

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**Chylous effusion

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*Transudate and modified transudate are usually present in the clinical sign '''"ascites"'''

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~~===~~[[Transudate]]~~===~~

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~~===~~[[Modified Transudate]]~~===~~

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~~===~~[[Exudate]]~~===~~

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~~===~~[[Haemorrhagic Effusion]]~~===~~

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

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~~==Ectopic sources of fluid==~~

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*'''Urine'''

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**Uroabdomen

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**Transudate or modified transudate

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*'''Bile'''

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**[[Peritoneal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#Causes of peritonitis|Bile peritonitis]]

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**Green in ~~colour~~

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**Modified transudate or exudate

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*[[Pancreas - Inflammatory Pathology|'''~~Pancreatitis~~''']]

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**Modified transudate or exudate

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'''Ectopic sources of fluid''': '''Urine'''(uroabdomen - [[Transudate|transudate]] or [[Modified Transudate|modified transudate]], '''Bile'''

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([[Peritoneal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#Causes of peritonitis|bile peritonitis]], green in colour, [[Modified Transudate|modified transudate]] or [[Exudate|exudate]]), [[Pancreas - Inflammatory Pathology|'''Pancreatitis''']] ([[Modified Transudate|modified transudate]] or [[Exudate|exudate]]).

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