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Pus is a type of purulent exudate or exudation from a wound, abscesses, or sore. Pus is a white-yellowish substance associated with bacterial infections. However, there are many different types of exudates that can drain from a wound and can include serous and sanguineous fluids.
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∙ 15y agoNothing. They are both one and the same. Most textbooks, websites and scientific literature will often state this.
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Which kind of white blood cell is found in pus?
Pus is an exudate which contains dead and dying neutrophils (a type of white blood cells).
What exudate would be present in highest concentration at the site of persistent bacterial infection?
Pus. Green or yellow, depending on the bacteria responsible.
What does purulent mean in medical terms?
Purulent refers to a type of discharge or exudate that is thick, opaque, and contains pus. It is often associated with bacterial infections and inflammation.
What is serous exudate?
Serous exudates is a exudate that resembles that of a serum. It can usually be seen in diseases like tuberculosis, and other diseases.
What does exudate mean in medical terms?
The word 'exudate' is used to refer to liquids that enter injured parts of the body from the circulatory system, typically leaving the body from this location. For example, the sap that oozes from an injured tree is exudate, as is pus from an inflamed part of the human body.
What does the following sentence mean specimen shows central ulceration capped by seropurulent exudate?
The biopsied piece shows a hole in the skin in the middle and pus and plasma over the top of the hole.
Difference between transudate and exudate?
transudate is non inflammatory fluid.exsudate is inflammatory fluid. transudate contain less amount of protein where exudate is rich in protien. specific gravity of transudate is 1.012.and in case of exsudate it is near about 1.020.transudate has no fibrinogrn.so threr is no formation of clot.bt in exsudate fibrinogen is present.
Is a blister on your heel from shoes too tight a transudate or an exudate?
exudate
What is the difference between a pustule and a vesicle -?
vesicle is a raised skin lesion that contain serous fluid. this serous fluid may contain traces of blood or pus. while pustules are raised skin lesion that contain only pus.
What is the difference between a pustule and a vesicle?
vesicle is a raised skin lesion that contain serous fluid. this serous fluid may contain traces of blood or pus. while pustules are raised skin lesion that contain only pus.
What is the medical term meaning abnormal accumulation of pus?
Accumulation of pus in a preexisting body cavity is called an empyema. If the collection of pus is NOT in a preexisting body cavity, or is due to an infection or a foreign body, then it can be called an abscess if it is contained by a complete fibrous capsule.Often, if not further delimited, empyema refers to a plueral empyema. Other common types of empyema include pyometra (uterine empyema) and appendicitis (empyema of the appendix).croup
How does pneumonia affect the respiratory system?
Pneumonia can reduce the ability of the lungs to allow oxygen diffusion across the alveoli if accumulations of pus (exudate) or fluids block significant portions of the lungs.
