1. Analyses have been made of the electrolytes and proteins of serum and transudates from human subjects. 2. The distribution ratios of HCO(3), Cl, Na, and H(+) deviated from unity as predicted by the Gibbs-Donnan law for similar heterogeneous systems. 3. Analyses of serum, and of artificial salt solutions approximating edema fluid in composition, after equilibration across collodion membranes ...

This technique for the drainage of simple pleural effusions is simple, safe and effective. It requires little more skill than the ability to perform a thoracentesis or central venous line placement. It appears ideal for both the bedridden patient who cannot sit for repetitive thoracentesis and for the ambulatory patient who need not be tied down with a chest tube and underwater seal system. We ...

36 A very complex mechanisms depending on inflammatory mediators are the background of allergic inflammation in airways. This is manifested by several phenomena like transudate, mucosal edema, increased secretion of mucus, changed viscosity of discharge, impairment of cilliary transportation and contraction of smooth muscles of bronchi. The above symptoms and shedding of respiratory epithelium ...

A 64-year old male who underwent a mechanical valve Bentall procedure at another institution presented 1 year postoperatively with fever and dyspnoea. Laboratory investigations revealed Candida albicans infection with a periprosthetic collection. Confusion as to whether the collection was infective endocarditis, a periprosthetic transudate or a mass of haemostatic plugs used intraoperatively wa...

Thoracoscopy is an old but still very valuable technique for the evaluation of pleural pathology and, especially for the further investigation of the aetiology of pleural fluid. It remains of great importance, since it is able to not only provide an exact diagnosis, but also can have therapeutic potential. In this review, the differential diagnostic aspects of transudate versus exudate are furt...

Although it is generally accepted that a malignant transient pleural transudate may appear during the early stages of lymphatic obstruction, cases demonstrating such probability are rare in literature. A 67-year-old woman was admitted to hospital because a lymphangitic carcinomatosis and a transudative infrapulmonary pleural effusion with a cytology positive for adenocarcinoma. One month later ...

In patients with acute abdominal pain, abdominal paracentesis and diagnostic peritoneal lavage often yield fluid samples for cytologic and biochemical evaluation. Cytology of the effusion from a patient with acute abdominal disease can be a crucial tool for the rapid diagnosis necessary for initiation of timely and appropriate therapy. Appropriate sample collection, handling, and preparation ar...