Pleural effusion differential diagnosis
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Differential diagnosis
Evaluation of a patient with a pleural effusion requires a thorough clinical history and physical examination in conjunction with pertinent laboratory tests and imaging studies. Thoracentesis should not be performed for bilateral effusions in a clinical setting strongly suggestive of a transudate unless there are atypical features or they fail to respond to therapy.[1] Light's criteria is applied to distinguish the fluid between transudative or exudative.[2]
References
- ↑ Hooper C, Lee YC, Maskell N (2010). "Investigation of a unilateral pleural effusion in adults: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline 2010". Thorax. 65 Suppl 2: ii4–17. doi:10.1136/thx.2010.136978. PMID 20696692. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Light RW, Macgregor MI, Luchsinger PC, Ball WC (1972). "Pleural effusions: the diagnostic separation of transudates and exudates". Ann. Intern. Med. 77 (4): 507–13. PMID 4642731. Unknown parameter
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