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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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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 Microbiology, 2020 Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the main course for acute hepatitis in humans throughout the world. Human associated genotypes 1 and 2 as well as zoonotic genotypes 3 and 4 are grouped in the species Orthohepevirus A.
Martin Eiden +7 more
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Can malignant and inflammatory pleural effusions in dogs be distinguished using computed tomography [PDF]
, 2017 Computed tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality used to investigate human patients with suspected malignant or inflammatory pleural effusion, but there is a lack of information about the clinical use of this test in dogs.
Aquino +35 more
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Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020 Background: Pleural effusions often cause a diagnostic dilemma. The first step in the evaluation of pleural effusions is the distinction between exudates and transudates.
Raghumoy Ghosh +4 more
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Spanish Journal of Medicine, 2022 Background and objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) attenuation values in differentiating transudates from exudates; a controversial issue in the literature.
José M. Porcel +4 more
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Lumican is overexpressed in lung adenocarcinoma pleural effusions. [PDF]
, 2015 Adenocarcinoma (AdC) is the most common lung cancer subtype and is often associated with pleural effusion (PE). Its poor prognosis is attributable to diagnostic delay and lack of effective treatments and there is a pressing need in discovering new ...
Arrigoni, Giorgio +9 more
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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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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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