Optimal diagnostic strategies for pleural diseases and identifying high-risk patients
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DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2023.2174527
Abstract: ABSTRACT Introduction Pleural diseases encompass a broad range of conditions with diverse and heterogenous etiologies. Diagnostics in pleural diseases thus represents a challenging field with a wide array of available testing to distinguish between the… read more here.
Keywords: diseases identifying; strategies pleural; pleural disease; optimal diagnostic ... See more keywords
Pleural diseases
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DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000374
Abstract: Purpose of review Due to the increasing burden of pleural diseases worldwide, a personalized cost-effective management of these conditions is essential to optimize the healthcare sources. The current review is focused on latest evidence in… read more here.
Keywords: management; medicine; pleural diseases;
Pleural effusions and pneumothorax: Beyond simple plumbing: Expert opinions on knowledge gaps and essential next steps.
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DOI: 10.1111/resp.13881
Abstract: Pleural diseases affect millions of people worldwide. Pleural infection, malignant pleural diseases and pneumothorax are common clinical challenges. A large number of recent clinical trials have provided an evidence-based platform to evaluate conventional and novel… read more here.
Keywords: knowledge gaps; pleural diseases; beyond simple; pneumothorax beyond ... See more keywords
Biomarkers in the diagnosis of pleural diseases: a 2018 update
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DOI: 10.1177/1753466618808660
Abstract: The use of biomarkers on pleural fluid (PF) specimens may assist the decision-making process and enhance clinical diagnostic pathways. Three paradigmatic examples are heart failure, tuberculosis and, particularly, malignancy. An elevated PF concentration of the… read more here.
Keywords: diagnosis pleural; 2018 update; biomarkers diagnosis; pleural diseases ... See more keywords
Thoracic ultrasound in the modern management of pleural disease
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DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0136-2019
Abstract: Physician-led thoracic ultrasound (TUS) has substantially changed how respiratory disorders, and in particular pleural diseases, are managed. The use of TUS as a point-of-care test enables the respiratory physician to quickly and accurately diagnose pleural… read more here.
Keywords: pleural diseases; thoracic ultrasound; management pleural; tus ... See more keywords
Diagnostic approach to pleural diseases: new tricks for an old trade
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.11646.1
Abstract: The burden of pleural diseases has substantially increased in the past decade because of a rise in the incidence of pleural space infections and pleural malignancies in a patient population that is older and more… read more here.
Keywords: tricks old; new tricks; pleural diseases; diseases new ... See more keywords
Utility of high-frequency B-mode and contrast-enhanced ultrasound for the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant pleural diseases: a prospective study
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DOI: 10.21037/jtd-22-636
Abstract: Background Pleural disease is a prevalent condition. As precision therapy advances, noninvasive imaging modalities play even more important roles in the evaluation of pleural diseases. This study investigated the diagnostic capabilities of high-frequency B-mode ultrasound… read more here.
Keywords: high frequency; frequency; benign malignant; pleural diseases ... See more keywords