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Changing pleural fluid triglyceride levels in cirrhotic chylothorax
Respirology Case Reports, 2022 Chylothorax is an uncommon disease entity, but it occasionally poses a diagnostic challenge to physicians. Pleural fluid triglyceride level has been advocated as a screening test to diagnose chylothorax. However, its level can be depressed if there is an
Ka Pang Chan +3 more
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The sonographic appearances of pleural fluid
The British Journal of Radiology, 1993 Abstract In order to document the sonographic changes of pleural fluid the appearances of 93 presumed pleural fluid collections in 89 patients were recorded. In all patients the clinical or radiographic appearances were atypical and they were referred for guided aspiration or drainage of suspected pleural fluid.
D J, Lomas, S G, Padley, C D, Flower
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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2013 Background: The differentiation between complicated parapneumonic effusions (CPPE) or empyema, which require chest tube drainage, and uncomplicated parapneumonic effusions (UCPPE), which respond to antibiotic therapy alone, is sometimes unclear. Delay in
Adel H.A. Ghoneim +3 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent methodological development in phylogenetic inference has focused predominantly on molecular data. However, renewed interest in other data types, particularly morphological data, has followed from the increased recognition of the power of total evidence and tip‐dating approaches, including fossil data, for inference of time‐scaled trees ...
Melanie J. Hopkins +9 more
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CORRELATION BETWEEN ADENOSINE DEAMINASE ACTIVITY IN PLEURAL FLUID AND SERUM OF PATIENTS WITH PLEURAL EFFUSION [PDF]
, 2018 Pleural effusion is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space resulting from increased production of fluid or decreased resorption of fluid in the pleural space.
Leonita Anniwati, - +3 more
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Chiari I Malformation: Review and Update of Current Treatment Options
Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The pathophysiology of Chiari malformation type I (CM‐I) is complex, involving structural abnormalities at the craniovertebral junction that result in herniation of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum. In this study, we aim to present and evaluate current treatment options for CM‐I, with a focus on evidence‐based clinical ...
Jordan J. Lo +11 more
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Large Right Pleural Effusion [PDF]
, 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.
Rowe, Robert +3 more
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Cancer Nexus, EarlyView.Managing massive tumor burden in synchronous endometrioid carcinomas. The graphical abstract summarizes the clinical pathway from presentation with massive ascites, pleural effusion, and critical metabolic abnormalities to multidisciplinary stabilization, surgical management, integrated morphologic–molecular classification, and shared decision‐making ...
Anna Homeniuk +2 more
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Archives of the Balkan Medical Union, 2020 Introduction. The infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis represents a common cause of pleural effusions, and its diagnosis poses difficulties for clinicians.
Adelina P. DINUT +4 more
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Studying the biological properties of pleural fluid: pleural fluid alone is adequate for cancer cell proliferation in vitro [PDF]
, 2020 Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is common in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and with pleural metastases from other primary malignancies.
Melissa Dobson +26 more
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