Transudate vs. Exudate

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	Transudate	Exudate
Cellularity	Hypocellular	Cellular
Protein	Poor	Rich
Specific gravity	< 1.012	> 1.020
Cause	Alteration of Starling’s forces (e.g. ↑ hydrostatic pressure, ↓ oncotic pressure, Na⁺ retention)	Increased vessel permeability (e.g inflammation) and lymphatic obstruction

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Transudate vs. Exudate

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