A Comparative Study On The Reliability And Diagnostic Accuracy Of Thoracic Ultrasound Pleural Cholesterol And Pleural LDH In Distinguishing Between Exudative And Transudative Pleural Effusions

Abstract

A I M A N D O B J E C T I V E S newline6 newlineAIM AND OBJECTIVES newlineAim: newlineTo investigate and compare the reliability and diagnostic newlineaccuracy of thoracic ultrasound scores, pleural cholesterol and newlinepleural LDH in determining the exudative or transudative nature of newlinepleural fluid in clinical practice. newlineObjectives: newline To determine the sensitivity and specificity of pleural fluid newlinecholesterol and LDH in classifying pleural effusion as newlineexudates or transudates. newline To correlate sonographic findings with the exudative or newlinetransudative nature of pleural fluid. newline To determine the sensitivity and specificity of a proposed newlinesonographic score in classifying pleural effusion as exudates newlineor transudates newline To compare the sensitivity and specificity of Light s criteria newlinewith a modified criteria utilizing pleural fluid cholesterol and newlineLDH and a sonographic score in determining the nature of newlinepleural effusion. newline