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Cukurova Medical Journal, 2020 The association between heart failure and phantom tumor has been well known for years. Because drainage mechanism exists in parietal pleura, phantom tumors generally localize between fissures. Loculated transudate in peripheral lung areas is extremely rare.
Uğur GÖNLÜGÜR +2 more
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Peritoneal Leak Causing Right Sided Hydrothorax in A Case of Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Report From Nepal [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsContinuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is used for the maintenance dialysis in patients with end stage renal disease. Treatment's complications in CAPD generally exist, of which transudate hydrothorax falls under the minority of the cases. Here,
Kritika Bhattarai +2 more
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Pleural and pericardial effusion associated with infection in a feline patient [PDF]
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open ReportsCase summary A 7-year-old female spayed domestic shorthair cat was presented to our hospital with a 2-day history of anorexia, dyspnoea and lethargy.
Ana Torrano Guillamón +6 more
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Combined Uric Acid and Cholesterol Pleural Fluid Levels as Biochemical Markers for Differentiation between Transudative and Exudative Pleural Effusions [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2022 Background: Pleural effusion results from an abnormal pathophysiological state of the equilibrium between pleural fluid formation and removal. Normally, pleural space contains about 10 ml of fluid on each side.
Mahmoud Ahmed, Mohammad Abo-ghabsha
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Fluid analysis is an initial approach for determining the underlying causes of body cavity effusions. Modified transudate is commonly diagnosed in pleural effusion in cats, however, it provides limited diagnostic information.
Hsu Mon Hla +6 more
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Can computerized tomography Hounsfield unit values be useful in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion? [PDF]
Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine, 2020 Introduction: We aimed to investigate the efficacy of Hounsfield unit (HU) attenuation measured on computed tomography (CT) as a non-invasive method for pleural effusion characterization.
Fatma Durmaz +4 more
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Transudates and exudates [PDF]
Thorax, 2002 Joseph et al have made a valuable contribution to the evaluation of pleural effusions.1 However, we would like to sound a note of caution. Throughout all the literature, including the study by Joseph et al , one message remains the same: no single test is diagnostic for transudates or exudates.2 Thus, overreliance on such a test can be very misleading ...
S J, Quantrill, L, Dabal
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Microorganisms, 2020 In recent years, cases of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection have increased in Europe in association with the consumption of contaminated food, mainly from pork products but also from wild boars. The animal’s serum is usually tested for the presence
Alejandro Navarro +9 more
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Role of C-Reactive Protein in Discrimination between Transudative and Exudative Pleural Effusions
Diagnostics, 2021 Background: There is still no wide agreement regarding the efficacy of the serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRPs), pleural fluid levels of CRP (CRPpf), and their ratio (CRPr) in the discrimination between transudative (Tr) and exudative (Ex) pleural ...
Yana Kogan, Edmond Sabo, Majed Odeh
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Transudative Malignancy: Uncommon and Real
Cureus, 2023 Light's criteria are the cornerstone to differentiate exudates from transudates. The traditional literature states that malignant pleural effusions are rarely transudative; therefore, cytology tends to be low yield and not a cost-effective decision. This case describes an 82-year-old female who developed a transudative pleural effusion despite having ...
Cardenas Ramos, Laura +3 more
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