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A comparative study of serum effusion albumin gradient and Light's criteria to differentiate exudative and transudative pleural effusion

CONTEXT: The incidence of pleural effusion is approximately one million per year. For diagnosing and treatment plan, pleural effusions have to be classified into transudate and exudate. If the diagnosis is not appropriate, it may result in severe complications. The established criterion for differen...

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Autores principales: Sandeesha, V., Ravi Kiran, Ch.V., Ushakiran, P., Sulemani, Md. D., Lakshmanakumar, N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7652193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33209811
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_321_20