July 1, 1999Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Useful tests on the pleural fluid in the management of patients with pleural effusions

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Why the study?

What are the useful tests on pleural fluid for managing patients with pleural effusions?

Population

Patients with pleural effusions

Design

Review

Authors

RLRichard W. LightVanderbilt University

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Implication

May guide effusion evaluation with targeted fluid tests; leaves open prospective validation of ADA and interferon thresholds.

Structured PICO

What are the useful tests on pleural fluid for managing patients with pleural effusions?

Population

Patients with pleural effusions

Intervention

Pleural fluid analysis (including protein, lactic acid dehydrogenase, albumin gradient, adenosine deaminase, and gamma interferon)

Outcome

Establishing the etiology of a pleural effusion (differentiating transudative from exudative effusions)

This review outlines the essential pleural fluid tests for differentiating transudative from exudative effusions and diagnosing specific etiologies like tuberculous pleuritis.

Cite This Study

Richard W. Light (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a880e065d677ec73fcf00a5 https://doi.org/10.1097/00063198-199907000-00012

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Useful tests on the pleural fluid in the management of patients with pleural effusions

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Cite This Study

Useful tests on the pleural fluid in the management of patients with pleural effusions

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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