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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.
Anudep Rungsipipat +2 more
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The Effectiveness of Pleural Cholesterol Levels in Differentiating Transudate from Exudate and Comparison with Light’s Criteria [PDF]
LifeBackground: Differentiating exudative from transudative pleural effusions is essential for accurate diagnosis and management. Although Light’s criteria remain the standard diagnostic method, they may incorrectly classify a substantial proportion of ...
Aziz Gumus +6 more
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The Distinction Between Transudates and Exudates
Journal of Biomedical Science, 2005 The first step in the diagnosis of pleural effusions is the distinction between exudates and transudates. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of various parameters for the differentiation of pleural exudates and transudates. We recorded clinical characteristics, final diagnoses, and measured pleural fluid and serum levels of albumin ...
Uğur Gonlugur
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Malignancy in Disguise: Transudative Malignant Pleural Effusion from Early-Onset Lung Adenocarcinoma [PDF]
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case ReportsMalignant pleural effusions (MPEs) are almost always exudative, with only an estimated 3–4% meeting biochemical criteria for a transudate. Light’s criteria remain the standard method for classifying pleural effusions, and transudative effusions typically
Ruba Habib MD +7 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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Pleural effusions: seeing transudate–exudate differentiation in a different light [PDF]
ERJ Open ResearchDavid J. Feller-Kopman, Craig A. Mounsey
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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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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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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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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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