The Role of Pleural Fluid C-Reactive Protein in the Diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusions

Background and objective Pleural effusion develops when there is disequilibrium between pleural fluid formation and absorption. Light's criteria are currently used to differentiate transudative from exudative effusion. If the pleural effusion is exudative, it requires extensive diagnostic worku...

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Autores principales: Makwana, Sanket, Gohil, Prashant, Gabhawala, Yash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9294713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35874904
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27000

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9294713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35874904
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27000

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