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- Title
Erroneous Classification of a Pleural Effusion.
- Authors
Israel, Robert H.
- Abstract
The separation of pleural effusions into exudates and transudates is based on the pleural fluid LDH and protein content compared to the simultaneous serum LDH and protein content. A patient in biventricular failure presented with a right pleural effusion that met the criteria of a transudate. After a traumatic thoracentesis the fluid met the criteria of an exudate. Copyright © 1978 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Publication
Respiration, 1978, Vol 36, Issue 1, p48
- ISSN
0025-7931
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000193925