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Diagnostic Role of Plateletcrit in Pleural Effusion
International Journal of Clinical PracticeConclusions: The sensitivity and specificity of Plt parameters in differentiating patients in transudate and exudate groups were found to be high.
Burcu Akkok, Fatos Kozanli
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Vascular endothelial growth factor in diagnosis of pleural effusion
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2017 Background: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a glycoprotein which is an important mediator of angiogenesis and vascular permeability. Different VEGF levels were found in carcinomatous, inflammatory and tuberculous pleural effusions, implying ...
Nasr H. Khalil, Dalal ElSayed Abdelaal
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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 ...
Gonlugur, U, Gonlugur, T
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The Renal Lymphatics - an Important Fluid Transport System [PDF]
Study of renal lymph fluid transport ...
Cockett, A. T. K. +3 more
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Provider-initiated symptom screening for tuberculosis in Zimbabwe: diagnostic value and the effect of HIV status. [PDF]
, 2010 OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic value of provider-initiated symptom screening for tuberculosis (TB) and how HIV status affects it. METHODS: We performed a secondary analysis of randomly selected participants in a community-based TB-HIV prevalence ...
Bandason, Tsitsi +11 more
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The physiology of survival: Fluid and food
Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Mike Tipton, Hugh Montgomery
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Differentiation of Exudates from Transudate Pleural Effusion by Measuring Cholesterol and Bilirubin
Armaghane Danesh Bimonthly Journal, 2007 Introduction & Objective: Differentiating exudates from transudate is the first step in examining pleural effusion. Moreover, it is a guide for determination of pathologic trend of background diseases and differential diagnosis.
B Ataei +3 more
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Does the evaluation of coagulation factors contribute to etiological diagnosis of pleural effusions?
Clinics, 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify the participation of the coagulation system in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions. INTRODUCTION: Imbalance between immunologic and metabolic factors triggers a sequence of events resulting in ...
Marcelo Alexandre Costa Vaz +5 more
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Heart failure is common in diabetic cats : findings from a retrospective case-controlled study in first-opinionpractice [PDF]
, 2007 Diabetes mellitus is common in the cat and the prevalence of this condition appears to be increasing (Peterson 1998,Rand and Marshall 2004, Rand and others 2004). The prognosis for cats with diabetes mellitus in first opinion practice has received little
Blue Skies Research Grant - RCVS Trust (Funder) +2 more
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RUHS Journal of Health SciencesIntroduction: Pleural effusion is the most common form of pleural disease and Lights criteria is considered to differentiate between transudative and exudative pleural effusions.
Kanhaiya Lal Meena, Chand Bhandari, Ambika Sharma, Manoj Saini
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