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The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, 2013 Background: Light′s criteria is the gold standard to differentiate transudative pleural effusion (PE) from exudative PE, but it requires four biochemical estimations which, in developing countries such as India, may not be feasible in every patient due ...
Rohit Rungta, Rajendra K Jha
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A new approach to pleural effusion in cats: Markers for distinguishing transudates from exudates
Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2009 Classification of pleural effusion (PE) is central to diagnosis. Traditional veterinary classification has distinguished between transudates, modified transudates and exudates.
A. Zoia +4 more
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Pleural Fluid Cholesterol in Differentiating Exudative and Transudative Pleural Effusion
Pulmonary Medicine, 2013 Objectives. To study the diagnostic value of pleural fluid cholesterol in differentiating transudative and exudative pleural effusion. To compare pleural fluid cholesterol level for exudates with Light’s criteria. Design.
A. B. Hamal +4 more
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Light’s Criteria Versus Costa’s Criteria in Differentiating Transudative & Exudative Pleural Effusions [PDF]
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2023 Introduction: Aim of this study is to compare COSTA’S and LIGHT’S criteria in identifying exudative from transudative pleural effusions.Materials & Methods: A prospective study that is hospital-based was conducted at GHCCD, during Jan 2017 to August 2018
Padmaja Balla +3 more
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Animals, 2023 The traditional veterinary classification (TVC) of effusions based on cell count and total protein (TP) does not adequately reflect the aetiology. Light’s criteria (LC) (activity of lactate dehydrogenase [LDH] in the effusion [LDHef], effusion/serum LDH ...
Katarina Hazuchova +3 more
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Application of Computed Tomography (CT) Attenuation Values in Diagnosis of Transudate and Exudate in Patients with Pleural Effusion [PDF]
Journal of Gandaki Medical College, 2018 Background: Pleural effusion is the pathologic accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. The fluid analysis yields important diagnostic information, and in certain cases, fluid analysis alone is enough for diagnosis.
Keshab Sharma, PS Lamichhane, BK Sharma
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Transudates in malignancy: still a role for pleural fluid. [PDF]
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 2008 INTRODUCTION The aims of this study were to determine the distribution of transudates and exudates among pathologically proven malignant pleural effusions, and to demonstrate the necessity for cytologic studies in patients with a transudative effusion.
T. Gonlugur, U. Gonlugur
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Pleural fluid serum bilirubin ratio for differentiating exudative and transudative effusions
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2018 Background: In pleural effusion, differentiating exudative and transudative fluid is an important clinical evaluation. The objective of the study was to determine the efficacy of pleural fluid serum bilirubin ratio in differentiating exudative and ...
Pawan Agrawal +4 more
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Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of gamithromycin for treating Pasteurella multocida infection in cattle using a tissue cage model. [PDF]
PLoS ONEIn this study, gamithromycin, a long-acting azalide antibiotic recently introduced for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) treatment, was evaluated for its effectiveness against Pasteurella multocida using a cattle tissue cage model. Gamithromycin (6 mg/kg)
Qingwen Yang +3 more
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The Diagnostic Separation of Transudates and Exudates in Pleural Effusion
Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2012 The present study was undertaken to compare plasma-pleural effusion albumin gradient with Light’s traditional criteria for differentiating exudates from transudate in pleural effusion who were undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic thoracocentesis in whom
P Sunitha, N Satyanarayana
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