BACKGROUND The sclerotium of Lignosus rhinocerotis (Cooke) Ryvarden (Tiger Milk mushroom) is used as a traditional medicine to relieve cough, asthma and chronic hepatitis. The traditional uses of the sclerotium are presumably related to its anti-inflammatory effect. The present study was carried out to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of the sclerotial powder of L. rhinocerotis (Cooke) R...

A pleural effusion, an excessive accumulation of fluid in the space, indicates imbalance between formation and removal. For diagnosing treatment plan, effusions have to be classified into transudate exudate. The aim present study was analyze various biochemical parameters (LDH, pH, Glucose, Triglycerides, Cholesterol, Creatinine, Amylase ADA) correlate these Biochemical with diagnosis patients....

In evaluating pleural effusions, clinicians perform thoraceninstance, recommend measuring pleural fluid-to-serum albumin gradients when patients with congestive heart failure have tesis and pleural fluid analysis most often by Light’s criteria to establish the exudative or transudative nature of the effuan exudative effusion by Light’s criteria (7). A Bayesian approach addresses these limitatio...

OBJECTIVES The usefulness of biochemical criteria to separate pleural transudates from exudates is controversial, and the limitations of Light's criteria in patients receiving diuretic therapy is of general concern. We evaluated the added value of biochemical criteria to clinical judgment for separating transudates from exudates. SETTING A community teaching hospital. DESIGN A prospective, ...

TOPIC: Disorders of the Pleura TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Pleural effusion (PE) is an accumulation excess fluid in pleural space. PE classified as transudative or exudative. Transudative can result from: increased hydrostatic pressure, decreased oncotic forces negative intrapleural pressure. On other hand, exudative from capillary permeability and impaired lymphat...

Hepatic hydrothorax (HH) is a complication of decompensated liver cirrhosis that only occurs in about 5–6% patients, defined as pleural fluid the setting known disease, with absence any other cardiopulmonary etiology. Infected HH rare complication, designated spontaneous bacterial empyema (SBEM), found 13–16% patients HH. This case follows patient SBEM who developed recurrent effusion minutes a...

Tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia Jack) (ELJ) is a plant in the Simaroubaceae family. Its roots are used traditional Thai medicine to treat inflammation, pain, and fever; however, antiulcer abilities of its ethanolic extract have not been studied. This study examined anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive, antipyretic, gastroprotective effects ELJ animal models found that effectively reduced EPP-ind...