The value of pleural fluid analysis

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 335, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-15

  Sahn, Steven A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pleural fluid analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 38349036142     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31815d25e6     Document Type: Article

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