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2423923

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
17
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-7-1
pubmed:abstractText
A chemical-physical and morphological examination of 109 pleural samples taken from 66 patients showed that the most reliable laboratory tests for discriminating between an exudate and transudate were specific gravity, total effusion protein content and the effusion/serum protein ratio, while LDH and cell number seem less important. In the differential diagnosis of pleuritis, pleural fluid amylase assays are important only if certain well-defined diseases are suspected (particularly pancreatitis). In this case the assay is irreplaceable. Glucose assay may be carried out for a wider range of complaints although a review of the literature shows it to be always below 30 mg, particularly in cases of rheumatoid arthritis. A cytological examination offers a pathognomonic guide in the case of tumours and as a back-up to other checks for many other complaints.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0026-4806
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
679-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
[Advantages and limitations of chemicomorphological study of pleural fluid].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract