Use of pleural fluid ceruloplasmin in the differentiation of exudative and transudative pleural effusion

Use of pleural fluid ceruloplasmin in the differentiation of exudative and transudative pleural effusion

Background: Differentiating into transudate or exudate is the first step in the evaluation of effusions. Light′s criteria is the standard but a significant number of transudates may not be differentiated based on these criteria. Acute phase proteins (APP) are present in plasma, which increase or dec...

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Main Authors: Girish K Shanthaveeranna, Vinod G Thykadavil, George A D′souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Acute phase proteins
ceruloplasmin
exudates
pleural effusion
transudates
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2015;volume=32;issue=1;spage=11;epage=15;aulast=Shanthaveeranna

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