Clinical utility of body fluid analyses.
Abnormal body fluids provide a readily accessible source of diagnostic information. The clinician uses the information provided by body fluid analysis to formulate, in order of priority, a list of differential diagnoses and to follow the results of therapy. Commonly evaluated body fluids discussed in this article include pleural and peritoneal fluids, cerebrospinal fluid, and urine.
D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000032:analysis*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000032:analysis; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000032:analysis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D014556:Urine / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology
D001786:Blood Glucose