Lung diseases are some of the most common medical conditions in the world. Tens of millions of people suffer from lung disease in the U.S. Smoking, infections, and genetics are responsible for most lung diseases. The lungs are part of a complex apparatus, expanding and relaxing thousands of times each day to bring in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide.
Transudate is fluid pushed through the capillary due to high pressure within the capillary. Exudate is fluid that leaks around the cells of the capillaries caused by inflammation. Learn why transudative fluid does not contain proteins, why exudate does contain proteins, and how health professionals can differentiate between the two using Lightâs criteria.
exudate. a fluid with a high content of protein and cellular debris which has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces, usually as a result of inflammation. It may be septic or nonseptic.See also exudative.eksÂ´ÅÅdÄt pyÅ«rÂ´ÉlÉnt), n pus or suppuration that exudes from the gingival tissues and contains a mixture of enzymes, dead tissue, bacteria, and leukocytes, primarily neutrophils. exudates, gingival, n the outpouring of an inflammatory exudate from the gingival tissues.