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The diagnostic value of cholesterol in the differentiation of exudative and transudative pleural effusion [PDF]
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2007 Background and purpose: Pleural effusion is a common finding in many pulmonary or extrapulmonary diseases and its analysis is essential for differentiating transudates from exudates.
M. Gahremani +4 more
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Cut-off value of pleural fluid C-reactive protein in etiologic diagnosis of pleural fluid
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014 Background: Classification of effusion into transudates or exudates is considered as the corner stone in the etiological diagnosis of pleural effusion.
Mona Mansour Ahmed +2 more
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Hepatic Hydrothorax without Apparent Ascites and Dyspnea - A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 A 78-year-old female with a past medical history of alcoholic cirrhosis was hospitalised with recurrent lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to rectal ulcers. The ulcers were successfully treated with cautery and placement of clips.
Jing He +4 more
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PLEURAL FLUID TO SERUM PSUEDOCHOLINESTERASE RATIO AND ITS VALIDATION WITH LIGHT'S CRITERIA.
, 2014 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pleural effusion is a common clinical condition faced in everyday practice. The first step in the management of pleural effusion is its differentiation into transudates and exudates.Light's criteria is the most widely used ...
P. K. Gowdaiah +3 more
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Immune-related response criteria: light and shadows
ESMO Open, 2016 Researchers realised that standard criteria for response assessment are unsuitable for immunotherapy.1 They observed that: (1) time to response may be longer for immunotherapy; (2) response may occur after an initial pseudoprogression; (3) discontinuation of treatment may be inappropriate in case of progressive disease (PD) unless PD is confirmed ...
Merlano, Marco +2 more
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Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020 Background: Pleural effusions often cause a diagnostic dilemma. The first step in the evaluation of pleural effusions is the distinction between exudates and transudates.
Raghumoy Ghosh +4 more
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Criteria for recommending lighting levels
Lighting Research & Technology, 1981 The effect of lighting on behaviour ranges from allowing simple detection of objects to creating moods and impressions. Lighting standards and recommendations for general applications should be based on the visibility (seeing) requirements where differences between individuals are minimal.
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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 Analysis: Standstill or a Work in Progress?
Pulmonary Medicine, 2012 Pleural fluid analysis yields important diagnostic information in pleural effusions in combination with clinical history, examination, and radiology. For more than 30 years, the initial and most pragmatic step in this process is to determine whether the ...
T. Hassan +3 more
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Pediatric pleural tuberculosis
International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2018 Background: Pleural tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is sometimes controversial because the microbiologic confirmation ratio is very low in pleural fluid. There are few pediatric pleural TB case series in the literature.
Gulsum Iclal Bayhan +3 more
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