The distinction between transudates and exudates

Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 985-990

  Gonlugur, Ugur ^a   Gonlugur, Tanseli Efeoglu ^b  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Sivas Devlet Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biochemical criteria; Exudates; Pleural effusions; Thoracentesis; Transudates

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BILIRUBIN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL; DIURETIC AGENT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXUDATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILIRUBIN; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; CHOLESTEROL; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 30544436129     PISSN: 10217770     EISSN: 14230127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11373-005-9014-1     Document Type: Article

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