Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2006 As amostras de líquido pleural obtidas por toracocentese para o diagnóstico de transudatos e exsudatos devem obedecer a uma rotina de coleta e preservação para a realização de uma análise laboratorial adequada. Igualmente, fragmentos de biópsia de pleura
Leila Antonangelo, Vera Luiza Capelozzi
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2002 Background To determine the accuracy of serum-effusion albumin gradient (SEAG) and pleural fluid to serum albumin ratio (ALBR) in the diagnostic separation of pleural effusion into transudate and exudate and to compare SEAG and ALBR with pleural fluid ...
Basran Gurnam S +3 more
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Categorisation of pleural fluids in routine clinical practice:analysis of pleural fluid protein and lactate dehydrogenase alone compared with modified Light's criteria [PDF]
, 2008 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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New lights in light's criteria [PDF]
, 2015 AIMS: Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy-based metabolome-wide association studies (MWAS) has been increasingly used in advanced laboratory medicine and biomarker discovery. Here, we will apply NMR-based MWAS to develop new diagnostic test for
Lam, CW, Law, CY
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Usefulness of pleural fluid uric acid and its ratio to serum uric acid levels in classifying pleural effusions as exudates and transudates and its correlation with light’s criteria [PDF]
, 2018 INTRODUCTION: Pleural effusion is a very common clinical presentation of diseases. A correct diagnosis of the underlying disease is essential for the management of pleural effusion.
Karuppasamy, P
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ACE/ACE2 Ratio and MMP-9 Activity as Potential Biomarkers in Tuberculous Pleural Effusions
International Journal of Biological Sciences, 2012 Objective: Pleural effusion is common problem, but the rapid and reliable diagnosis for specific pathogenic effusions are lacking. This study aimed to identify the diagnosis based on clinical variables to differentiate pleural tuberculous exudates from ...
Wen-Yeh Hsieh, Tang-Ching Kuan, Kun-Shan Cheng, Yan-Chiou Liao, Mu-Yuan Chen, Pei-Heng Lin, Yuan-Chang Hsu, Chen-Yi Huang, Wei-Hua Hsu, Sheng-Yao Yu, Chih-Sheng Lin
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2019 Background We previously demonstrated that the pleural levels of proteins (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin/NGAL, calprotectin, bactericidal permeability-increasing/BPI, azurocidin 1/AZU-1) were valuable markers for identifying complicated PPE (
Kuo-An Wu +8 more
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The usefulness of pleural fluid alkaline phosphatase and its ratio to serum alkaline phosphatase levels in classifying pleural effusions as exudates and transudates and its correlation with light’s criteria [PDF]
, 2017 INTRODUCTION: Pleural effusion is a very common clinical presentation of diseases. A correct diagnosis of the underlying disease is essential for the management of pleural effusion.
Shanmuganathan, P
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Efficacy of computed tomography (CT) attenuation values and CT findings in the differentiation of pleural effusion [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of Computed tomography (CT) findings for characterizing pleural effusions with the use of attenuation values.
Umarusman-Tanju, Neslihan +9 more
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Transudates in Malignancy: Still a Role for Pleural Fluid [PDF]
, 2008 Introduction: The aims of this study were to determine the distribution of transudates and exudates among pathologically proven malignant pleural effusions, and to demonstrate the necessity for cytologic studies in patients with a transudative effusion ...
Gonlugur, Tanseli E., Gonlugur, Ugur
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