Exudate pleural effusion - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
Exudate pleural effusion
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Causes
Lobar pneumonia
Pulmonary embolus
Mesothelioma
Lymphoma
Malignant pleural effusion
Bloody pleural effusion
Collagen vascular disease
Amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity
Primary tuberculosis
Post-primary tuberculosis
Coccidioides immitis
Effects
Pleural rub
Parents
Pleural effusion
Description
"Serum-fluid albumen gradient < 1.2 Protein > 3 g fluid / serum LDH ratio > 0.6 Cholesterol > 60 mg.dl"
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Sanjay Manohar
2006