ascitic fluid

Pleural or ascitic fluid should be sent for analysis.

The same procedure was used for the ascitic fluid and CSF samples.

Shifting dullness is usually present if the volume of ascitic fluid is greater than 1500 ml.

Ascitic fluid should be examined cytologically.

L1210 are mouse lymphocytic leukemia cells which are derived from the ascitic fluid of 8 month old female mice.

This phenomenon is the result of Starling's forces between the fluid of the circulatory system and ascitic fluid.

This specific condition can be related to cirrhosis with ascites in which ascitic fluid leaks into the pleural cavity.

It is thought that the antibacterial, or opsonic, activity of ascitic fluid is closely correlated with the protein concentration.

It is a multifunctional protein found in plasma, ascitic fluid, cerebrospinal fluid and on the surface of many cell types.

SAAG is calculated by subtracting the albumin measure of ascitic fluid from the serum value.

In one patient a sample of ascitic fluid, and in other case cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were obtained.

Increased concentrations of these inhibitors have been found in plasma and ascitic fluid of patients with malignancies of the gastrointestinal tract or breast.

Additionally, the sonographer can make an estimation of the amount of ascitic fluid, and difficult-to-drain ascites may be drained under ultrasound guidance.

Additional studies have confirmed the validity of the ascitic fluid protein concentration as the best predictor of the first episode of SBP.

M. tuberculosis was detected in different samples of body fluids as well: in sputum, urine, stool samples, and in ascitic fluid (Table 2).

Clones of interest were expanded and cultured in the peritoneal cavities of pristane primed Balb/c mice to obtain ascitic fluid.

The SAAG subsequently increases because there is more free fluid leaving the circulation, diluting the albumin in the ascitic fluid.

Contrary to earlier theories, transmucosal migration of bacteria from the gut to the ascitic fluid is no longer considered to play a major role in the etiology of SBP.

Cultures of blood and urine were obtained on all patients; cultures of sputum, pleural fluid, ascitic fluid, and cerebrospinal fluid were obtained as clinically indicated.

Conversely, in individuals with very tense ascites, it has been hypothesized that removal of ascitic fluid may improve renal function if it decreases the pressure on the renal veins.

The diagnosis of malignancy was ultimately confirmed at surgery in all but one patient, in whom the diagnosis was confirmed by the finding of malignant cells in ascitic fluid.

It is a long tube with a non-return valve running subcutaneously from the peritoneum to the internal jugular vein in the neck, which allows ascitic fluid to pass directly into the systemic circulation.

The increase concentrations of fibrin degradation products and concommitant reductions in the concentrations of plasminogen and fibrinogen in ascites compared with plasma, has provided indirect evidence that ascitic fluid posseses fibrinolytic properties.

As for the significance of ascitic fluid proteins, it was demonstrated that cirrhotic patients with ascitic protein concentrations below 1 g/dL were 10 times more likely to develop SBP than individuals with higher concentrations.

SBP is thought to result from a combination of factors inherent in cirrhosis and ascites, such as prolonged bacteremia secondary to compromised host defenses, intrahepatic shunting of colonized blood, and defective bactericidal activity within the ascitic fluid.