Pleural effusion: diagnosis, treatment, and management
VS Karkhanis, JM Joshi - Open access emergency medicine, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
A pleural effusion is an excessive accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. It can pose a
diagnostic dilemma to the treating physician because it may be related to disorders of the …
diagnostic dilemma to the treating physician because it may be related to disorders of the …
Diagnosis of pleural effusion: a systematic approach
EE McGrath, PB Anderson - American Journal of Critical Care, 2011 - AACN
In most diseases related to pleural effusion, the fluid analysis yields important diagnostic
information, and in certain cases, fluid analysis alone is enough for diagnosis. The many …
information, and in certain cases, fluid analysis alone is enough for diagnosis. The many …
Acoustic methods for pulmonary diagnosis
A Rao, E Huynh, TJ Royston… - IEEE reviews in …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent developments in sensor technology and computational analysis methods enable
new strategies to measure and interpret lung acoustic signals that originate internally, such …
new strategies to measure and interpret lung acoustic signals that originate internally, such …
Diagnostic approach to pleural effusion
A Saguil, K Wyrick, J Hallgren - American family physician, 2014 - aafp.org
Pleural effusion affects more than 1.5 million people in the United States each year and
often complicates the management of heart failure, pneumonia, and malignancy. Pleural …
often complicates the management of heart failure, pneumonia, and malignancy. Pleural …
Diagnostic accuracy of tumour markers for malignant pleural effusion: a meta-analysis
QL Liang, HZ Shi, XJ Qin, XD Liang, J Jiang, HB Yang - Thorax, 2008 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: The role of tumour markers such as carbohydrate antigen (CA) 125, CA 15-3,
CA 19-9 and CYFRA 21-1 (a fragment of cytokeratin 19) in differentiating malignant pleural …
CA 19-9 and CYFRA 21-1 (a fragment of cytokeratin 19) in differentiating malignant pleural …
Solving the Light's criteria misclassification rate of cardiac and hepatic transudates
S Bielsa, JM Porcel, J Castellote, E Mas… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective: Pleural transudates are most commonly due to heart failure (HF)
or hepatic hydrothorax (HH), but a number of these effusions are misclassified as exudates …
or hepatic hydrothorax (HH), but a number of these effusions are misclassified as exudates …
Management of benign pleural effusions using indwelling pleural catheters: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background The indwelling pleural catheter (IPC), which was initially introduced for the
management of recurrent malignant effusions, could be a valuable management option for …
management of recurrent malignant effusions, could be a valuable management option for …
Application of the International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology with cytohistological correlation and risk of malignancy assessment
A Pergaris, D Stefanou, P Keramari, S Sousouris… - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology (TIS) classifies serous
effusions into five categories: non-diagnostic (ND), negative for malignancy (NFM), atypia of …
effusions into five categories: non-diagnostic (ND), negative for malignancy (NFM), atypia of …
Pleural, peritoneal and pericardial effusions–a biochemical approach
L Milevoj Kopcinovic, J Culej - Biochemia Medica, 2014 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak The pathological accumulation of serous fluids in the pleural, peritoneal and
pericardial space occurs in a variety of conditions. Since patient management depends on …
pericardial space occurs in a variety of conditions. Since patient management depends on …
Pleural fluid analysis: are light's criteria still relevant after half a century?
Pleural effusion (PE) is a key feature for a wide range of diseases. Although there are
dozens of documented causes of PE, only a few are responsible for most of the cases in …
dozens of documented causes of PE, only a few are responsible for most of the cases in …