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 ...
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The clinical utility of pleural fluid cholesterol as a parameter in differentiating exudative from transudative pleural effusion when compared to light’s criteria [PDF]
Asian Journal of Medical SciencesBackground: Pleural effusions are classified as exudate or transudate to guide clinical management. While Light’s criteria have been the standard for this differentiation due to their high sensitivity, their lower specificity can lead to potential ...
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Clinical PracticeIntroduction: Pleural effusion is a common diagnostic problem associated with significant morbidity. Its management mainly depends on the correct diagnosis of underlying disease.
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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.
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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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American Geriatrics Society 2023 updated AGS Beers Criteria® for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults [PDF]
, 2023 The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria® (AGS Beers Criteria®) for Potentially Inappropriate Medication (PIM) Use in Older Adults is widely used by clinicians, educators, researchers, healthcare administrators, and regulators. Since 2011,
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Expansion of Rindler Coordinate Theory and Light’s Doppler Effect
, 2021 In the general theory of relativity the Rindler coordinate theory has been extended to the Rindler coordinate theory of accelerated observer that has already some initial velocity.
Sangwha Yi
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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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Diagnostic Accuracy of Light’s Criteria, Alkaline Phosphatase, Total Cholesterol, and D-dimer in Differentiating Transudative and Exudative Pleural Effusion: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
National Journal of Laboratory MedicineIntroduction: Pleural Effusion (PE) results from an imbalance between pleural fluid production and absorption. It may occur due to multiple aetiologies, including heart failure, infections, malignancies, and liver disease.
Lalit Kumar Kumawat +4 more
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