Elevated Nitrite/Nitrate Ratio as a Potential Biomarker for the Differential Diagnosis of Pleural Effusions

• Main Authors: Mu-Rong Chao (Author), Yuan-Jhe Chang (Author), Ying-Ming Shih (Author), Jian-Lian Chen (Author), Cheng-Chieh Yen (Author), Chiung-Wen Hu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pleural effusions (PEs) are common in clinical practice and can be due to many different underlying diseases such as cancer, congestive heart failure, or pneumonia. An accurate differential diagnostic categorization is essential, as the treatment and prognosis of PEs largely depend on its cause. In...