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Peritoneal Fluid Analysis
What do Abnormal Results Mean?
Milk-colored peritoneal fluid may indicate disease such as carcinoma, lymphoma, tuberculosis or infection. Bloody fluid may indicate tumor or trauma. Bile-stained fluid may indicate gallbladder problems. High white blood cell counts may indicate peritonitis or cirrhosis.
Other laboratory abnormalities may indicate abnormalities in the intestines or abdominal organs. Large differences between the concentration of albumin in the peritoneal fluid and in your blood serum may point to heart, liver or kidney failure as the cause of the fluid collection. Small differences may point more towards cancer or infection.
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• Definition
• Why is the Test Performed?
• How is the Test Performed?
• How to Prepare for the Test?
• How will the Test Feel?
• What do Abnormal Results Mean?
• Risks
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Cancer
• Cirrhosis
• Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Peritonitis
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• Tumor
Tests & Exams
• Abdominal Tap - Paracentesis
• ALP
• LDH
Other Topics
• Adolescent Test or Procedure Preparation
• Ammonia
• Cytologic Evaluation
• Dizziness
• Fainting
• Infant Test/Procedure Preparation
• Preschooler Test/Procedure Preparation
• Protein in Diet
• School Age Test/Procedure Preparation
• Shock
• Toddler Test/Procedure Preparation
Review Date : 5/12/2003
Reviewed By : Bridget Martell, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY. Previous review by Steven Angelo, M.D., Dept. of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT. Reviews provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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