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Dynamic and volumetric variables reliably predict fluid responsiveness in a porcine model with pleural effusion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: The ability of stroke volume variation (SVV), pulse pressure variation (PPV) and global end-diastolic volume (GEDV) for prediction of fluid responsiveness in presence of pleural effusion is unknown.
A Kumar   +47 more
core   +8 more sources

Large Right Pleural Effusion

open access: yesJournal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2016
History of present illness: An 83-year-old male with a distant history of tuberculosis status post treatment and resection approximately fifty years prior presented with two days of worsening shortness of breath.
Robert Rowe, Alisa Wray
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostic value of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in differentiation between some benign and malignant pleural

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014
Pleural effusion is relatively common clinical condition that requires differential diagnosis. It is defined as collection of fluid in pleural space. Pleural effusion is often diagnostic dilemma for the physician.
Wafaa S. El-Shimy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Significance of Pleural Effusion in Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia in Children

open access: yesPathogens, 2021
The clinical significance of pleural effusion in Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) pneumonia in children has not yet been elucidated. Herein, we investigated the clinical implications of pleural effusion in children with MP pneumonia. Overall, 150 children with
Seo-Hee Kim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can malignant and inflammatory pleural effusions in dogs be distinguished using computed tomography [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Computed tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality used to investigate human patients with suspected malignant or inflammatory pleural effusion, but there is a lack of information about the clinical use of this test in dogs.
Aquino   +35 more
core   +1 more source

Differentiation of Cardiac from Noncardiac Pleural Effusions in Cats using Second-Generation Quantitative and Point-of-Care NT-proBNP Measurements [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: Pleural effusion is a common cause of dyspnea in cats. N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) measurement, using a first‐generation quantitative ELISA, in plasma and pleural fluid differentiates cardiac from noncardiac causes ...
Boswood, A   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

Spectrum and outcome in patients with unilateral pleural effusion admitted in a tertiary care hospital

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2022
Background: Unilateral pleural effusion is a challenge for a physician as the differential diagnosis is varied; sparse epidemiological data are available from India on this subject.
Neeraj Saini   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health‐related quality of life following total minimally invasive, hybrid minimally invasive or open oesophagectomy: a population‐based cohort study

open access: yesBJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
All patients operated for oesophageal cancer in Sweden from 2013 to April 2018 were identified, and 246 patients were recruited to this population‐based nationwide Swedish study. The results show that longitudinal health‐related quality of life after minimally invasive oesophagectomy was similar to that of the open surgical approach.
F. Klevebro   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adenosine deaminase-based measurement in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion: a multicenter retrospective study

open access: yesTherapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2023
Introduction: The differential diagnosis of pleural effusion is difficult, and studies have reported on the potential role of adenosine deaminase (ADA) in the differential diagnosis of undiagnosed pleural effusion.
Lijuan Gao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Adenosine Deaminase in Pleural Fluid a Useful Marker for Differentiating Tuberculosis from Lung Cancer or Mesothelioma in Japan, a Country with Intermediate Incidence of Tuberculosis? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of the determination of adenosine deaminase (ADA) level in pleural fluid for the differential diagnosis between tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE) in Japan, a ...
Aoe, Keisuke   +9 more
core   +1 more source

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