Comparative Evaluation of Pleural Fluid Cholesterol and Total Protein Versus Light's Criteria in Differentiation of Exudates and Transudates: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital [PDF]
Clinical Respiratory JournalIntroduction Pleural effusions are very common clinical findings in clinical practice. Their proper diagnosis based on different parameters like pleural fluid protein, LDH, ADA, and cholesterol is very important.
Bishal Budha
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The distinction between transudates and exudates
Journal of Biomedical Science, 2005 The first step in the diagnosis of pleural effusions is the distinction between exudates and transudates. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of various parameters for the differentiation of pleural exudates and transudates. We recorded clinical characteristics, final diagnoses, and measured pleural fluid and serum levels of albumin ...
Uğur Gonlugur +1 more
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The Acute-Phase Proteins Serum Amyloid A and C Reactive Protein in Transudates and Exudates [PDF]
Mediators of Inflammation, 2006 The distinction between exudates and transudates is very important in the patient management. Here we evaluate whether the acute-phase protein serum amyloid A (SAA), in comparison with C reactive protein (CRP) and total protein (TP), can be useful in ...
Jefferson Rosa Cardoso +2 more
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Simplified Light’s Criteria and Acute Phase Proteins Reflect Aetiology of Feline Body Cavity Effusions Better than the Traditional Classification Scheme [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The traditional veterinary classification (TVC) of effusions based on cell count and total protein (TP) does not adequately reflect the aetiology. Light’s criteria (LC) (activity of lactate dehydrogenase [LDH] in the effusion [LDHef], effusion/serum LDH ...
Katarina Hazuchova +3 more
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Diagnostic Value of Uric Acid to Differentiate Transudates and Exudates
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 2000 AbstractUric acid is known to be an end product of purine metabolism. Increases in uric acid may be found in clinical conditions associated with tissue hypoxia. We have investigated the value of uric acid to differentiate between a transudate and exudate.
Huseyin Vural
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Accuracy of seven criteria based on cholesterol and lactate dehydrogenase for differentiating exudative and transudative pleural effusions [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPrevious studies have proposed multiple diagnostic criteria based on cholesterol and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels to differentiate pleural exudates from transudates.
Su-Na Cha +10 more
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Light’s Criteria Versus Costa’s Criteria in Differentiating Transudative & Exudative Pleural Effusions [PDF]
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2023 Introduction: Aim of this study is to compare COSTA’S and LIGHT’S criteria in identifying exudative from transudative pleural effusions.Materials & Methods: A prospective study that is hospital-based was conducted at GHCCD, during Jan 2017 to August 2018
Padmaja Balla +3 more
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Transudates and exudates [PDF]
Thorax, 2002 Joseph et al have made a valuable contribution to the evaluation of pleural effusions.1 However, we would like to sound a note of caution. Throughout all the literature, including the study by Joseph et al , one message remains the same: no single test is diagnostic for transudates or exudates.2 Thus, overreliance on such a test can be very misleading ...
S J, Quantrill, L, Dabal
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Journal of Gandaki Medical College, 2018 Background: Pleural effusion is the pathologic accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. The fluid analysis yields important diagnostic information, and in certain cases, fluid analysis alone is enough for diagnosis.
Keshab Sharma, PS Lamichhane, BK Sharma
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Pleural Fluid Cholesterol in Differentiating Exudative and Transudative Pleural Effusion
Pulmonary Medicine, 2013 Objectives. To study the diagnostic value of pleural fluid cholesterol in differentiating transudative and exudative pleural effusion. To compare pleural fluid cholesterol level for exudates with Light’s criteria. Design.
A. B. Hamal +4 more
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