The Effectiveness of Pleural Cholesterol Levels in Differentiating Transudate from Exudate and Comparison with Light’s Criteria [PDF]
LifeBackground: 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 +6 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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Effects of Light’s criteria on the diagnostic accuracy of pleural fluid carcinoembryonic antigen concentrations for malignant pleural effusion [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe 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’
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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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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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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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Is Pleural Fluid Presepsin a Reliable Diagnostic Biomarker for Pleural Effusions? [PDF]
DiagnosticsBackground/Objectives: Biochemical markers used in the diagnostic evaluation of pleural effusions are limited in both number and diagnostic accuracy. Presepsin has shown promise in bacterial infections. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility
Nihal Ertürk +4 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 ReportsMalignant 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 +7 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020 Context: The incidence of pleural effusion is approximately one million per year. For diagnosing and treatment plan, pleural effusions have to be classified into transudate and exudate.
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Is pulmonary embolism associated with pleural transudates, exudates, or both?
Spanish Journal of Medicine, 2021 Introduction and objectives: Whether pleural effusions (PEs) secondary to pulmonary embolism can be exudative or transudative is controversial. This study aims to determine which type of effusion (exudate or transudate) is typically associated with ...
José M. Porcel +3 more
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