transudate and exudate slideshare

1. What is the difference between transudate and exudate?
2. What is Transudative?
3. How can you distinguish between transudate and exudate pleural effusion?
4. What is pleural effusion Slideshare?
5. What causes exudate?
6. What is a exudate?
7. What is a modified Transudate?
8. What is exudate pleural effusion?
9. What does yellow fluid in the lungs mean?
10. What does Transudate look like?
11. What is the pathophysiology of pleural effusion?
12. What tests are done for pleural effusion?

What is the difference between transudate and exudate?

“Transudate” is fluid buildup caused by systemic conditions that alter the pressure in blood vessels, causing fluid to leave the vascular system. “Exudate” is fluid buildup caused by tissue leakage due to inflammation or local cellular damage.

What is Transudative?

A transudate is a filtrate of blood. It is due to increased pressure in the veins and capillaries that forces fluid through the vessel walls or to a low level of protein in blood serum. Transudate accumulates in tissues outside the blood vessels and causes edema (swelling).

How can you distinguish between transudate and exudate pleural effusion?

To distinguish exudates from transudates if the patient's serum total protein is normal and the pleural fluid protein is less than 25g/L the fluid is a transudate. If the pleural fluid protein is greater than 35g/L the fluid is an exudate.

What is pleural effusion Slideshare?

Definition • A pleural effusion describes an excess of fluid in the pleural cavity, usually resulting from an imbalance in the normal rate of pleural fluid production or absorption, or both.

What causes exudate?

Exudate occurs when there is inflammation resulting in increased permeability of capillaries and visceral pleura together with impaired lymphatic reabsorption (as in pneumonia or malignancy).

What is a exudate?

Exudate is fluid that leaks out of blood vessels into nearby tissues. The fluid is made of cells, proteins, and solid materials. Exudate may ooze from cuts or from areas of infection or inflammation. It is also called pus.

What is a modified Transudate?

A modified transudate is an effusion that occurs by transudative mechanisms where vascular fluids leak out of “normal” or “noninflamed” vessels (e.g. via increased capillary hydrostatic pressure or lymphatic obstruction).

What is exudate pleural effusion?

Exudative pleural effusions occur when the pleura is damaged, e.g., by trauma, infection or malignancy, and transudative pleural effusions develop when there is either excessive production of pleural fluid or the resorption capacity is reduced.

What does yellow fluid in the lungs mean?

It's most commonly the result of inflammation caused by an infection of the lungs, such as pneumonia or tuberculosis. An exudate can also be related to cancer.

What does Transudate look like?

Pure transudates are clear, with a low cell count (usually <1000 cells/µl), specific gravity (<1.012), and protein content (<2.5 g/dl). Modified transudates may appear slightly cloudy or pink tinged.

What is the pathophysiology of pleural effusion?

Pleural effusion often develops as a result of chronic heart failure because the heart cannot pump fluid away from the lungs, and fluid that seeps from the lungs places additional stress on the dysfunctioning heart. Large pleural effusions can cause disabling shortness of breath.

What tests are done for pleural effusion?

The tests most commonly used to diagnose and evaluate pleural effusion include:

• Chest x-ray.
• Computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest.
• Ultrasound of the chest.
• Thoracentesis (a needle is inserted between the ribs to remove a biopsy, or sample of fluid)