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can any strong doc say the difference between transudate and exudate in pleural effusion?
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| DrVirgo
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Transudate:
LDH of effusion <200
LDH of Effusion/LDH Serum <0.6
Protein of Effusion/LDH Serum <.05
ALL THREE of these have to be met for it to be a transudate.
IF ONE of these criteria are not met, it's an exudate.
We had a good discussion about this earlier... I'll try to find the thread.
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| GOGETA
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one is bilateral the other one is unilateral
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| DrVirgo
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here it is:
http://www.prep4usmle.com/forum/comments.php?id=5...
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| GOGETA
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PS I'm not a strong doc
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[left]PLEURAL/SERUM PROTEIN (RATIO) PLEURAL/SERUM LDH (RATIO) PLEURAL LDH[/left] [left]Transudative < 0.5 and < 0.6 and < 200[/left]
Exudative > 0.5 or > 0.6 or > 200
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