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A Comparison of Various Parameters in Tuberculous and Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion

RUHS Journal of Health Sciences
Introduction: In India pleural effusion is a common entity, routinely pleural effusion encountered are tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and parapneumonic pleural effusion (PPE). Various aetiologies of pleural effusion impart specific characteristics to
Ankita Singh, Aradhana Singh, Radhey Shyam Chejara, Hazari Lal Saini, Pradeep Mittal, Sujata Agarwal, Shashi Bhushan Sharma
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Cut-off value of pleural fluid C-reactive protein in etiologic diagnosis of pleural fluid

, 2014
BackgroundClassification of effusion into transudates or exudates is considered as the corner stone in the etiological diagnosis of pleural effusion.ObjectivesTo determine the validity of pleural fluid (high sensitivity-CRP) concentration in etiologic ...
Hesham A. Abdelhalim, Ahmed, Mona Mansour, Mona Mansour Ahmed, Abdelhalim, Hesham A., El Kholy, Nora A.H., Nora A.H. El Kholy   +5 more
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Diagnostic Performance of Comprehensive Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound for Pediatric Tuberculosis in Spain: A Prospective Observational Study

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
In children with presumptive tuberculosis, comprehensive point‐of‐care (cPOCUS) identified key thoracic abnormalities with high specificity and excellent inter‐reader reliability. Although diagnostic sensitivity was modest and examinations often incomplete, cPOCUS shows promise as a complementary, radiation‐free imaging tool.
Isabelle Munyangaju, Antoni Noguera‐Julian, Aleix Soler‐Garcia, Antoni Soriano‐Arandes, José Miguel Escudero Fernández, Maria Espiau, Begoña Santiago Garcia, Alicia Hernanz‐Lobo, Ángel M. Lancharro Zapata, Enrique Ladera, Angela Manzanares, Daniel Blazquez, Elisa Aguirre Pascual, Isabelle Thierry‐Chef, Danilo Buonsenso, Xavier Serres‐Créixams, Quique Bassat, Elisa Lopez‐Varela   +17 more
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Differentiating transudative and exudative pleural effusion by pleural fluid cholesterol

, 2019
Background: Pleural effusion is one of the common condition encountered in day to day practise. Pleural effusions represent a very common diagnostic task to the physician. A correct diagnosis of the underlying disease is essential to rational management.
Mulimani, Mallanna S, Ambresh, Ayyali
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Comparison of machine learning methods for prediction of venous thromboembolism among hospitalized adults

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Hospital‐acquired venous thromboembolism (HA‐VTE) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized adults. Accurate prediction of HA‐VTE is crucial for timely intervention and prevention. While logistic regression is widely used for the development of clinical prediction models, there is ongoing interest in the ...
Yeji Ko, Benjamin French, Jonathan S. Schildcrout, Merna El‐Rifai, Adam Wright, Benjamin F. Tillman, Amanda S. Mixon, Henry J. Domenico   +7 more
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A Study of Uric Acid - A New Biochemical Marker for The Differentiation Between Exudates and Transudates in A Pleural Effusion Cases

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2014
Background: Pleural effusion is an excessive accumulation of fluid in the space lies between the lung and chest wall i.e. pleural space. In normal condition, pleural space contains 0.1–0.3 ml/kg body weight of fluid (near about of 10 ml of fluid on each
Ashish Jain, Raina Jain, Sudhakar B Petkar, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Neeraj Khare, Jusmita Dutta   +5 more
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Sonographic localisation of lymph nodes suspicious of metastatic breast cancer to surgical axillary levels

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 119-138, March 2025.
Sonographic imaging is used to identify the presence, number and location of malignant lymph nodes. Axillary lymph nodes suspicious of harbouring breast cancer metastasis can be localised to three surgical axillary levels. This paper will unpack the axillary anatomy, muscular sonographic landmarks, surgical axillary lymph node levels and the ...
Michelle Fenech, Tracey Burke, Grace Arnett, Alisha Tanner, Natasha Werder   +4 more
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Diagnostic Value of Sialic Acid in Pleural Effusion

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2010
The present study was conducted in 30 patients of malignant pleural effusion and 30 patients of non malignant pleural effusion. Pleural fluid and blood samples were taken at the time of admission, before starting any treatment.
S KHARB, S TANDON, A BANSAL
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Diagnostic Imaging of Small Amounts of Pleural Fluid: Pleural Effusion vs. Physiologic Pleural Fluid

, 2007
The aim of this article is to present an overview of our 10 years clinical research work and early clinical experience with small pleural effusions. Small amounts of pleural fluid are severely difficult to identify with imaging methods (chest x-rays ...
Igor Kocijančić, Kocijančić, Igor
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Point‐Of‐Care Ultrasound in Emergency Departments in Australia/New Zealand: An Emergency Physician's Perspective

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 3-7, March 2025.
This brief overview of the current state of clinician performed focused ultrasound (Emergency PoCUS) by emergency practitioners in Australia/New Zealand (ANZ) has touched on its history, scope of practice both mandated and context‐dependent, complex embedding in clinical diagnostic reasoning and range of governance issues.
Robyn Brady
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