Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2016

SERUM– PLEURAL FLUID ALBUMIN GRADIENT IN THE EVALUATION OF PLEURAL EFFUSION

Dr. Pothula Ramarao, Dr. Meeniga Srinivasulu

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 Pleural effusion is a common complication of many disease processes where differentiation between transudate & exudate is necessary to assist in differential diagnosis. Presently Light’s criteria are used to distinguish between transudate & exudates. But many pleural effusions are misclassified by using these criteria. Objective of the present study was to assess the usefulness of Serum Pleural fluid Albumin gradient as a marker to differentiate exudates from transudate

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Dr. Pothula RamaRao, Dr.Meeniga Srinivasulu Serum- Pleural Fluid Albumin Gradient in The Evaluation of Pleural Effusion International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 2 February 2016

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