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Pleural fluid WBC and differential

Pleural fluid WBC and differential

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A 30-year old female asked:

Obliterated costophrenic angle,pleural effusion,normal blood picture&WBCs count,normal liver & kidney function tests,normal CA 19-9,cause of effusion?

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A 34-year old asked:

Fluid from my knee had high RBC and WBC counts. Should i be worried?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Ms work up: elevated WBC in spinal fluid retested sample but ruled not meningitis. Waited 6mo retap'd, WBC level decreased still present. What is it?

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A 45-year old female asked:

I recently had a lumbar puncture. Cell count differentials came back 94%lymphs, fluid and 6% mono/macro, fluid. 1 WBC was counted in sample. ?

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A 38-year old female asked:

I have pimples that when you pop them there is clear fluid that drains out I have had cancer 2 times someone said it has to do with WBC should I be?

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A 31-year old female asked:

Had a cyst rupture 5 days ago, there is still fluid today, still having a lot of pain.. My WBC was up today. With a fever of 99 after ibu. What to do ?

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A 34-year old male asked:

Sperm volume 1.8 ml Consistency thick whitish viscous fluid Total sperm count 35 million Motality 60% active motile Dead 20% Sluggish 20% Morphology normal WBC 8-10 HPF Is it norma?

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A 24-year old male asked:

Orthopedic Dr drew fluid out of my knee. He sent it off to lab. It came back that my WBC is 48,000 should I be worried And follow up with PCP Dr.

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A 34-year old female asked about a male:

My 12 yr old son was diagnosed with gastritis, pelvic fluid & WBC 19000 after CT scan. Can gastristis cause pelvic fluid? Im worried about the fluid.

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A 34-year old female asked about a male:

Took 12 yr old son to ER for stabbing pain in lower left abdomen. Found his WBC 19, 000, pelvic fluid and gastritis. Why pelvic fluid? Doc didn't know.

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A 27-year old female asked:

I am experiencing dizziness (better by: with fluids) (worsened by: changing head position) . The following also describes me: Lightheadedness. Normal WBC High platelets, high RBC, low MCV, low MCH and high RDW?

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A 25-year old female asked:

Wbc's in urine no bladder infection or uti, cystoscopy/ cultures showed nothing, CT scan with contrast only saw small pelvic fluid im in no pain help

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A 31-year old female asked:

What is pleural scarring less likely minimal pleural fluid? I dont have any kind of symptoms from past 4mos. What would be pleural fluid symptoms?

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A 49-year old asked:

Is fluid restriction helpful for pt has pleural effusion?

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A 31-year old asked:

Can you give me advice.i suffered pleural effusion with sepate fluid, breathing problem even after aspiration.?

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A 32-year old asked:

Colour of pleural effusion fluid if you have pneumonia?

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A 34-year old asked:

Would fluid restriction be good for pleural effusion?

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A 51-year old female asked:

What is the color of malignant pleural effusion fluid?

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A 66-year old female asked:

I had a pleural effusion. I haven't gotten the full biopsy report back but it said "450cc of clear amber fluid removed" What does the "amber fluid" mean?

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A 33-year old asked:

What to do if I have fluid in the pleural cavity. how would you expect this to affect the process of pulmonary ventilation?

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A 37-year old asked:

Once the fluid from a pleural effusion is mostly removed, will the rest go away by itself?

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A 19-year old female asked:

Why are my right and left lobe fluids, which means pleural effusion, back after I just recovered from 6 months ago?

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A 22-year old female asked:

Im suffering with cough n from my pleural fluid analysis total proteins : 5.60gms% ada levels: 92 units/l cell type :l70%, h 30% what dose it mean

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A 26-year old male asked:

My x-ray results show I have Fibrotic scarring, right upper lobe Minimal fluid versus pleural thickening left costrophrenic sulcus.What is that means?

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A 75-year old female asked:

My mom had open heart surgery in Jan & has recurrent pleural effs. She had a pleurx cath put in 3 weeks ago, but still is producing 600+fluid daily.

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A 34-year old male asked:

Will pleural effusion fluid caused by DVT wear-off naturally when DVT is treated or should the fluid be drained out? Tests done on the sample of the fluid show that the fluid has no infections. The fluid causes discomfort and pain. Please advise.

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A 44-year old asked:

Could increased pleural fluid cause pulmonary edema, heart failure, or pneumonia?

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A 62-year old male asked about a 54-year old female:

Pleural effusion detected in xray. Aspiration done. Pleural fluid tested on cytology and myobacterium culture done. All negative-no growth. Pain severe in chest and back. Amylase:47 ada:72 glucose:200?

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A 30-year old male asked:

How risky is 5mm dia pleural effusion in left lung in m31 asthma patient n not enuff free fluid for aspiration for lab tests. wt next now? SOB fever

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A 25-year old female asked:

Swollen nodes in neck & now abdominal wall. CT of abd/pelv normal, CT of chest shows small amount of pleural fluid, otherwise normal. Virus? Worse?

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