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SHORTNESS OF BREATHING CAUSED BY PLEUROPERICARDIAL EFFUSION & ASCITIES DUE TO IDIOPATHIC CIRRHOSIS OF LIVER

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Title: SHORTNESS OF BREATHING CAUSED BY PLEUROPERICARDIAL EFFUSION & ASCITIES DUE TO IDIOPATHIC CIRRHOSIS OF LIVER

Authors: Khalid Amjad Kiyani, Hussain Bux, Mashhood A Khan, Sumaira Azam Qazi

Journal: Pakistan journal of chest medicine (Online)

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Year: 2005

Volume: 11

Issue: 2

Language: en

Keywords: Pleural EffusionPleurocpericardial EffusionCirrhosis Liver.

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Pleural Effusion (17) Ascites (13) Pulmonary Medicine (526) Cirrhosis (35) Gastroenterology (8625)

Abstract

Plural effusion is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in pleural space as a result of excessive exudation or transudation from pleural surface for diagnosis purpose pleural effusion can be divided in to transudate and'exudates. Transudate have Proteins 3gm/dI and LDH is < 200 iu/dl, Fluid/Serum LDH ratio < 0.5 & Specific gravity is < 1.016, transu-date develops due to increased hydrostatic pressure are reduced oncotic pressure due to hypoal-buminemia, it is caused by cirrhosis of Liver.

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