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  2. Transudate - Wikipedia

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    Transudate is extravascular fluid with low protein content and a low specific gravity (< 1.012). It has low nucleated cell counts (less than 500 to 1000 per microliter) and the primary cell types are mononuclear cells: macrophages, lymphocytes and mesothelial cells. For instance, an ultrafiltrate of blood plasma is transudate.

  3. Exudate - Wikipedia

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    For example, the specific gravity of the transudate is usually less than 1.012 and a protein content of less than 2 g/100 mL (2 g%). Rivalta test may be used to differentiate an exudate from a transudate. It is not clear if there is a distinction in the difference of transudates and exudates in plants.

  4. Pleural effusion - Wikipedia

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    A pleural effusion is accumulation of excessive fluid in the pleural space, the potential space that surrounds each lung.Under normal conditions, pleural fluid is secreted by the parietal pleural capillaries at a rate of 0.6 millilitre per kilogram weight per hour, and is cleared by lymphatic absorption leaving behind only 5–15 millilitres of fluid, which helps to maintain a functional ...

  5. List of optometric abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Right eye (oculus dexter) Ret. Retinoscopy RHyperT Right hypertropia RHypoT or RHT Right hypotropia RNFL Retinal nerve fibre layer RPE Retinal pigment epithelium RSOT Right esotropia Rx Prescription SE Spherical Equivalent: SLE Slit lamp examination SLM Slit lamp microscope EP Esophoria: ET Esotropia: Supp. Suppression V Vision (unaided) VA

  6. Template:Transudate vs. exudate - Wikipedia

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    Transudate vs. exudate. Transudate: Exudate: Main causes ↑ hydrostatic pressure, ↓ colloid osmotic pressure: Inflammation-Increased vascular permeability:

  7. Macular edema - Wikipedia

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    Macular edema occurs when fluid and protein deposits collect on or under the macula of the eye (a yellow central area of the retina) and causes it to thicken and swell . The swelling may distort a person's central vision , because the macula holds tightly packed cones that provide sharp, clear, central vision to enable a person to see detail ...

  8. Huh? If Your Right Eye Is Twitching, There Could Be a ... - AOL

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    The right eye twitching may suggest that the individual is undergoing uncomfortable changes. Related: The Spiritual Meaning of Dreaming About Your Ex, According to a Dream Analyst Spiritual ...

  9. Chemosis - Wikipedia

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    The term derives from the Greek words cheme and -osis, cheme meaning cockleshell due to the swollen conjunctiva resembling it, and -osis meaning condition. [1] The swelling is due to the oozing of exudate from abnormally permeable capillaries. In general, chemosis is a nonspecific sign of eye irritation.