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    An exudate is a fluid released by an organism through pores or a wound, a process known as exuding or exudation. Exudate is derived from exude 'to ooze'...
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    Lobar pneumonia is a form of pneumonia characterized by inflammatory exudate within the intra-alveolar space resulting in consolidation that affects a...
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    Pus (redirect from Purulent exudate)
    Pus is an exudate, typically white-yellow, yellow, or yellow-brown, formed at the site of inflammation during infections, regardless of cause. An accumulation...
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  • Plant root exudates are fluids emitted through the roots of plants. These secretions influence the rhizosphere around the roots to inhibit harmful microbes...
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  • comparison to exudates and thus appear clearer. Levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) or a Rivalta test can be used to distinguish transudate from exudate.[citation...
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    Balsam is the resinous exudate (or sap) which forms on certain kinds of trees and shrubs. Balsam (from Latin balsamum "gum of the balsam tree," ultimately...
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    and "exudate" are the source of much confusion. Briefly, transudate is produced through pressure filtration without capillary injury while exudate is "inflammatory...
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    the proteinaceous exudate, which may obliterate the vitreous space in advanced disease. The anterior margin of the subretinal exudate enhances with contrast...
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  • of sputum, or no sputum at all (i.e. non-productive). Lack of alveolar exudate. Despite general symptoms and problems with the upper respiratory tract...
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  • cell count. Other tests generally include urine pregnancy test, blood and exudate culture, and vaginal wet mount. Ultrasound, CT-scan or MRI may be used...
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    A severe case of acute otitis externa. Note the narrowing of the ear channel, the large amounts of exudate, and swelling of the outer ear....
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    , due to cirrhosis), while exudates are actively secreted fluid due to inflammation or malignancy. As a result, exudates are high in protein and lactate...
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    throat, covered in white exudate. This is a culture-positive case of streptococcal pharyngitis with typical tonsillar exudate in an 8-year-old. Strep throat...
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    of inflammatory cellular exudate in the alveoli and adjoining ducts. The liquid can be pulmonary edema, inflammatory exudate, pus, inhaled water, or blood...
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    infection – to defend the wound against germs and mechanical damage; Absorb exudate – to soak up blood, plasma, and other fluids exuded from the wound, containing...
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    etiology of pleural fluid. First the fluid is either transudate or exudate. An exudate is defined as pleural fluid to serum total protein ratio of more...
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    additional abnormal funduscopic findings such as intraretinal bleeds, hard exudates, and atypical small blood vessels, including obstructed or dilated blood...
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    mountains (in mountain crevices and caves). A blackish-brown powder or an exudate from high mountain rocks, often found in the Himalayas, the Pamir Mountains...
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    involving inflammatory cells in the anterior chamber of the eye. It is an exudate rich in white blood cells, seen in the anterior chamber, usually accompanied...
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  • polymers and adhesives forming a flexible wafer. In contact with wound exudate, the polysaccharides and other polymers absorb water and swell, forming...
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    feeding on epidermal tissue and possibly on skin secretions and wound exudates. They are strikingly flattened dorsoventrally, no doubt as an adaptation...
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    Surfactant leaching of acrylic (latex) paints, also known as exudate staining, streak staining, streaking, weeping, exudation, etc., occurs when the freshly...
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    A resin is a solid or highly viscous liquid that can be converted into a polymer. Resins may be biological or synthetic in origin, but are typically harvested...
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    Obstruction of the lumen of a bronchiole by mucoid exudate, goblet cell metaplasia, and epithelial basement membrane thickening in a person with asthma...
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    also known as Indian gum tragacanth, is a vegetable gum produced as an exudate by trees of the genus Sterculia. Chemically, gum karaya is an acid polysaccharide...
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  • obstruction, tuberculosis, amyloidosis, pancreatitis, ovarian hyperstimulation, exudate pleural effusion, congestive heart failure, metastatic tumors to the peritoneal...
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    exudate becomes creamy and evidently suppurative; in people who are dehydrated, it also becomes very inspissated. The quantity of accumulated exudate...
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    microbiological examination will always be performed on the surgical exudate to determine the proper course of any antibiotic treatment. Diagnosis of...
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    3-Hydroxyacetophenone is a chemical compound. It is a component of castoreum, the exudate from the castor sacs of the mature beaver. Humans excrete small amounts...
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    has been shown to reduce prostaglandin E2 production and inflammatory exudate for up to 15 hours, although there was less effect on eicosanoid production...
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