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What does the "Serous" mean in Serous fluid (hydrothorax)?


Wow. Denisedds is actually somewhat incorrect for the first time I have ever seen.
That's OK - none of us are correct 100% of the time.
There are no digestive fluids in the pulmonary cavity - not normally.

Generally this means a fluid back up rather than an infectious, inflammatory or malignant condition. Disorders such as heart failure or renal failure or liver failure
could cause serous pleural effusions.

The differentiation is between serous fluids and exudative fluids.
Exudates are fluids with a high content of protein and cellular debris which has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces - usually as a result of inflammation.

We would have to know the entire medical history of this patient and see the pleural fluid laboratory report plus ideally look at the pleural fluid under a microscope - to make an educated guess. Why not ask the doctor who knows all of this personal information?  (+ info)

What does this mean Serous fluid (hydrothorax)?


Your lungs are sourrounded by fluid known as serous fluid. So your lungs are sitting in some pale yellowish fluid. Now a HYDROTHORAX, hydro = water / thorax - chest / is when there is MORE fluid around the lungs than normally is present. If we dont have this fluid or it get's infected, it becomes very painful when breathing and is basically grinding against the cavity.  (+ info)

Where can you hear a succusio splash?


please indicate the numbers where it is present...
1. pulmonary edema
2. emphysema
3. hydrothorax
4. hydropneumothorax
sorry that is succusion...
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Succusion splash is usually heard in ASCITES but I guess you could get one in (4) hydropneumothorax

Don't know if you can get one in hydrothorax. If it's just fluid and lung it wouldn't slosh around so much.  (+ info)


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