Diagnostic tests in pleural effusion--an update.
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چکیده
Pleural effusion is a common finding amongst hospitalized patients and indicates the presence of disease which may be pulmonary, pleural or extrapulmonary. The differential diagnosis of pleural effusion is wide but a systematic approach allows a definitive aetiology to be identified in at least 75% of patients.' The last few years have seen an escalation in the development of new diagnostic tests and in this article we review these advances.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 69 807 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993