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FINALS - TABLE for the significance of chemical testing for pleural fluid Flashcards

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Glucose

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Decreased in rheumatoid
inflammation

Decreased in purulent infection

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Lactate

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Elevated in bacterial infection

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Triglyceride

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Elevated in chylous effusions

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pH

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Decreased in pneumonia not responding to antibiotics

Markedly decreased with esophageal rupture

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ADA

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Elevated in tuberculosis and
malignancy

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