Modified Light's criteria are widely used to categorise pleural fluids as either exudates or transudates. These criteria include fluid/serum ratios and therefore require a blood sample.
Murphy, M. J., Jenkinson, F.
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The Effect of Postural Change on Differentiation Criteria of Pleural Transudates and Exudates
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Metin Görgüner +5 more
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Expression of YKL-40 and MIP-1a proteins in exudates and transudates: biomarkers for differential diagnosis of pleural effusions? A pilot study. [PDF]
Adamidi T +8 more
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Frecuencia de trichomoniasis vaginal en mujeres suspuestamente sanas
Se realizó un estudio de la frecuencia de trichomoniasis en 5 hospitales de diferentes municipios de Ciudad de La Habana, en un total de 427 mujeres sin antecedentes de enfermedades ginecológicas que acudieron a los laboratorios de microbiología de esos ...
Lázara Rojas Rivero +2 more
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Differentiation of Exudates from Transudate Pleural Effusion by Measuring Cholesterol and Bilirubin
Introduction & Objective: Differentiating exudates from transudate is the first step in examining pleural effusion. Moreover, it is a guide for determination of pathologic trend of background diseases and differential diagnosis.
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Can cholesterol be used to distinguish pleural exudates from transudates? evidence from a bivariate meta-analysis. [PDF]
Shen Y +6 more
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The Effectiveness of Pleural Cholesterol Levels in Differentiating Transudate from Exudate and Comparison with Light's Criteria. [PDF]
Gumus A +6 more
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Pleural effusions: seeing transudate-exudate differentiation in a different light. [PDF]
Feller-Kopman DJ, Mounsey CA.
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Revisiting Light's criteria: a validated blood-free triple combination matches diagnostic accuracy in over 7000 patients. [PDF]
Porcel JM, Porcel L, Palma R, Bielsa S.
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Clinical Utility of Pleural Tissue Debris Incidentally Obtained During Drainage of Pleural Effusion: A Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]
Kim J, Kim T, Kim HG, Lee SH.
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