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Türk Biyokimya Dergisi, 2023 We aimed to investigate the usability of pleural pyruvate kinase (PK), total antioxidant status (TAS), and total oxidant status (TOS) as an alternative to Light’s criteria in exudate-transudate differentiation.
Dumanlı Ahmet +10 more
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Role of CRP as a marker for discrimination of exudative and transudative pleural effusion
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2022 Differentiation between exudative and transudative pleural effusion is sometime problematic. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP) in differentiation of exudative and transudative pleural effusion.
Omid Rismantab +4 more
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Medical Sciences, 2023 Persistent pleural effusions (PPEf) represent a known complication of orthotopic liver transplant (OLT). However, their clinical relevance is not well described.
Bhavesh H. Patel +9 more
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Once More: Light’s Criteria Revisited [PDF]
Respiration, 2000 Accessible online at: www.karger.com/journals/res Since 1972, Light’s criteria have been accepted as the most appropriate diagnostic approach to distinguishing between exudative and transudative pleural effusions. According to Light et al. [1], a pleural fluid is an exudate if it meets the following criteria: pleural protein divided by serum protein 10.
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Chylothorax in the Setting of Lung Malignancy
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023 Chylothorax refers to chyle within the pleural space, which frequently arises from an interruption in the thoracic duct or because of reduced lymphatic drainage.
Avinash Vangara MD +5 more
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Validity of pleural lactate dehydrogenase measurements in assessment of pleural effusions
Universa Medicina, 2015 Background Pleural effusions are classified into transudates and exudates based on Light’s criteria, but the main disadvantage of Light’s criteria is the misclassification of transudates as exudates in about 20% of cases.
Elisna Syahruddin +2 more
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Transudative chylothorax in a liver cirrhosis patient: A case report
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2022 Chylothorax defines chyle in the pleural space, usually from defects in thoracic duct. Chylothoraces are usually exudative, as defined by light's criteria but in rare instances, chylothoraces can be transudative.
Rose Nganga +4 more
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The Use of Thoracic Ultrasound to Predict Transudative and Exudative Pleural Effusion
POCUS Journal, 2021 Objectives: Pleural effusion is a common reason for hospital admission with thoracentesis often required to diagnose an underlying cause. This study aimed to determine if the imaging characteristics of TUS effectively differentiates between transudative
Peter T. Evans +6 more
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Transudative pleural effusion of malignant etiology: Rare but real
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2017 A 62-year-old female presented to the emergency room with one-month history of epigastric abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. She endorsed progressive dyspnea over two weeks.
Lindsey Johnson, MD +4 more
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Association of Light’s Criteria with Pleural Fluid Procalcitonin Levels and Ultrasound Thorax with its Impact on the Management of Pleural Effusion: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchIntroduction: Pleural effusion, the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, affects around 1.5 million people every year. Light’s criteria is routinely employed to distinguish between transudative and exudative effusions based on the test ...
BK Likhitha +2 more
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