Hügel Ulrike
Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Bull Soc Sci Med Grand Duche Luxemb. 2007(2):131-40.
Although many different diseases may cause a pleural effusion the most common causes are congestive heart failure, pneumonie, and cancer. The first step in the diagnosis of pleural effusion is the distinction between exudates and transudates. Because of their high sensitivity Light's criteria, which differentiate transudative effusions from exudative effusions by measuring the levels of total protein and lactate dehydrogenase in the pleural fluid and serum, have become the standard method for making this distinction. Aim of this article was to mention the various parameters and their usefulness in closer characterication of pleural effusion.
尽管许多不同的疾病都可能导致胸腔积液，但最常见的病因是充血性心力衰竭、肺炎和癌症。胸腔积液诊断的第一步是区分渗出液和漏出液。由于其高敏感性，通过测量胸腔积液和血清中总蛋白和乳酸脱氢酶水平来区分漏出性胸腔积液和渗出性胸腔积液的Light标准，已成为进行这种区分的标准方法。本文的目的是提及各种参数及其在更精确描述胸腔积液方面的用途。
