Discriminating transudates and exudates in dogs with pleural effusion: diagnostic utility of simplified Light's criteria compared with traditional veterinary classification.

Zoia, Andrea; Petini, Matteo; Righetti, Danila; Caldin, Marco; Drigo, Michele

Zoia, Andrea; Petini, Matteo; Righetti, Danila; Caldin, Marco; Drigo, Michele.

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Zoia A; Division of Internal Medicine, San Marco Veterinary Clinic, Veggiano, Padova, Italy.
Petini M; Division of Internal Medicine, San Marco Veterinary Clinic, Veggiano, Padova, Italy.
Righetti D; Division of Internal Medicine, San Marco Veterinary Clinic, Veggiano, Padova, Italy.
Caldin M; Division of Clinical Pathology, Laboratorio d'Analisi Veterinarie San Marco, Veggiano, Padova, Italy.
Drigo M; Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.

Vet Rec ; 187(1): e5, 2020 07.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33638496

Subject(s)

Dog Diseases/diagnosis; Exudates and Transudates; Pleural Effusion/veterinary; Animals; Blood Proteins/analysis; Cell Count/veterinary; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dog Diseases/physiopathology; Dogs; Female; Humans; L-Lactate Dehydrogenase/blood; Male; Pleural Effusion/diagnosis; Pleural Effusion/physiopathology; Reproducibility of Results

Key words

canine; lactate dehydrogenase; light's criteria; pleural effusion

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pleural Effusion / Dog Diseases / Exudates and Transudates Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Animals / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Vet Rec Year: 2020 Document type: Article

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