Is the pleural fluid transudate or exudate? A revisit of the diagnostic criteria.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012372:ROC Curve; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric