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exudate: extravascular fluid with high protein content (inflammatory response)
transudate: extravascular fluid with low protein content due to increased hydrostatic pressure (fx in venous outflow obstruction in congestive heart failure) or decrease osmotic pressure (fx due to decreased protein synthesis in case of liver failure)
exudate: extravascular fluid with high protein content (inflammatory response)
transudate: extravascular fluid with low protein content due to increased hydrostatic pressure (fx in venous outflow obstruction in congestive heart failure) or decrease osmotic pressure (fx due to decreased protein synthesis in case of liver failure)