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The value of pleural fluid analysis.

Am J Med Sci. 2008 Jan;335(1):7-15

Authors: Sahn SA

Pleural fluid analysis in isolation may have clinical value. To have the greatest diagnostic impact, the clinician must formulate a prethoracentesis diagnosis based on the clinical presentation, blood tests, and radiographic imaging. With this approach, a definitive or confident clinical diagnosis can be expected in up to 95% of patients. The information in this report should allow the clinician to achieve this goal.

PMID: 18195577 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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