Peritoneal fluid analysis
What do Abnormal Results Mean?
- Bile-stained fluid may mean you have a gallbladder problem.
- Bloody fluid may indicate tumor or injury.
- High white blood cell counts may be a sign of peritonitis.
- Milk-colored peritoneal fluid may be a sign of carcinoma, lymphoma, tuberculosis,or infection.
Other laboratory abnormalities may be due to a problem in the intestines or abdominal organs. Large differences between the concentration of albumin in the peritoneal fluid and in your blood may point to heart, liver, or kidney failure. Small differences may suggest towards cancer or infection.
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