Pleural Effusions Flashcards by Anne Davidson | Brainscape

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Lights Criteria

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Fluid protein: serum protein >0.5

Fluid LDH: serum LDH > 0.6

LDH > 2/3 ULN serum LDH

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Pleural Tadpole cells

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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> 50% lymphocytes
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Adenosine deaminase >40

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Tuberculosis

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