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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...
Autores principales: | Makwana, Sanket, Gohil, Prashant, Gabhawala, Yash |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2022
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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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