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The Effectiveness of Pleural Cholesterol Levels in Differentiating Transudate from Exudate and Comparison with Light’s Criteria [PDF]

Life
Background: Differentiating exudative from transudative pleural effusions is essential for accurate diagnosis and management. Although Light’s criteria remain the standard diagnostic method, they may incorrectly classify a substantial proportion of ...
Aziz Gumus, Elvan Senturk Topaloglu, Neslihan Ozcelik, Abdurrahman Kotan, Hasan Veysel Keskin, Omer Topaloglu, Songul Ozyurt   +6 more
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Revisiting Light's criteria: a validated blood-free triple combination matches diagnostic accuracy in over 7000 patients [PDF]

ERJ Open Research
Background Light's criteria remain the standard for distinguishing exudative from transudative pleural effusions, but require serum sampling and lack specificity.
José M. Porcel, Laura Porcel, Rosa Palma, Silvia Bielsa   +3 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, Susanne Held, Isabell Klemm, Natali Bauer   +3 more
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Effects of Light’s criteria on the diagnostic accuracy of pleural fluid carcinoembryonic antigen concentrations for malignant pleural effusion [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The pleural fluid carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) test is a diagnostic tool for malignant pleural effusion (MPE). Light’s criteria are an important method for the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion. This study aimed to analyze the effects of Light’
Dan-Ni Yang, Ya-Nan Xu, Yan Niu, Jian-Xun Wen, Li Yan, Wei Jiao, Wen-Qi Zheng, Ting-Wang Jiang, Zhi-De Hu   +8 more
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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]

The Clinical Respiratory Journal
Introduction 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.
Amrit Raj Subedi, Tritha Man Shrestha, Yagya laxmi Shakya, Bishal Budha   +3 more
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Reassessing Discordant Exudative Pleural Effusion in Heart Failure: A Rare Case of Occult Malignancy Uncovered by Post‐Thoracentesis Tension Pneumothorax [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Pleural effusions can be manifestations of heart failure, pulmonary embolism, infection, and malignancy. Symptom assessment, imaging, and pleural fluid analysis serve as key determinants in guiding clinical management.
Christ Ordookhanian, Ryan Feld Amidon, Sameh Hanna, Benjamin Tabibian   +3 more
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Accuracy of seven criteria based on cholesterol and lactate dehydrogenase for differentiating exudative and transudative pleural effusions [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Previous studies have proposed multiple diagnostic criteria based on cholesterol and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels to differentiate pleural exudates from transudates.
Su-Na Cha, Yan Niu, Jian-Xun Wen, Cheng Yan, Li Yan, Lei Zhang, Mei-Ying Wang, Wei Jiao, Wen-Qi Zheng, José M. Porcel, Zhi-De Hu   +10 more
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Malignancy in Disguise: Transudative Malignant Pleural Effusion from Early-Onset Lung Adenocarcinoma [PDF]

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) are almost always exudative, with only an estimated 3–4% meeting biochemical criteria for a transudate. Light’s criteria remain the standard method for classifying pleural effusions, and transudative effusions typically
Ruba Habib MD, Rayan Sabouh MD, Rouba Isshak MD, Hala Moussa MD, Basel Aldroubi MD, George Horani MD, Ahmad Qatanani MD, Mourad Ismail MD   +7 more
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Drainage and analysis of suprachoroidal fluid in a patient with acute systemic lupus erythematous

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2017
Purpose: To describe a case of a patient with acute systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) causing choroidal effusions and to report a novel technique for evaluation of the choroidal fluid which sheds light on effusion pathogenesis.
James A. Stefater, Dean Eliott, Leo A. Kim   +2 more
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Pleural fluid serum bilirubin ratio for differentiating exudative and transudative effusions

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2018
Background:  In pleural effusion, differentiating exudative and transudative fluid is an important clinical evaluation. The objective of the study was to determine the efficacy of pleural fluid serum bilirubin ratio in differentiating exudative and ...
Pawan Agrawal, Tirtha Man Shrestha, Pratap Narayan Prasad, Ramesh Prasad Aacharya, Priyanka Gupta   +4 more
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