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What impact does cancer have on the leakage of peritoneal fluid?
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Any cancer that begins in or spreads to the abdomen can leak fluid.
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What is the benefit of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity?
Serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity provides lubrication for the organs.
What is acites?
Accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
What is an ascites?
An ascites is an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
Where would you find most of the body fluid?
Peritoneal cavity
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity is known as?
ascites
What is peritoneal dialysis in the treatment of kidney diseases?
Peritoneal dialysis in the treatment of kidney disease is the infusion of the abdomen with a special fluid. After some time the fluid is removed and refreshed by a fresh fluid. Thus the body can get rid of waste products.
How peritoneal is formed?
peritoneal dialysis work on the same principle except abdomen has a peritoneal cavity, lined by a thin epithelium called as peritoneum. peritoneal cavity is filled with dialysis fluid that enters the body through a catheter. excess water and waste pass through the peritoneum into the dialysis fluid. this process is repeated several times in a day.
What causes peritoneal fluid other than that resulting from infection?
Peritoneal fluid is not just produced by infections. An inflamed pancreas, called pancreatitis, can cause a massive sterile peritonitis when it leaks its digestive enzymes into the abdomen.
What is ascites?
Ascites is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal space. Fluid enters the peritoneal space from the blood because of local hypertension (high blood pressure) or an osmotic imbalance in the plasma ( low plasma protein).
How many liters of peritoneal fluid are produced and reabsorbed each day?
7 liters approximately
What is the likely effect of a cracked diaphragm?
Air or fluid leakage.
What is the purpose of leakage of fluid from capillaries?
To sustain intercelluar pressure
