Diagnostic significance of pleural fluid pH and PCO2

Chest. 1973 Nov;64(5):591-6. doi: 10.1378/chest.64.5.591.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Bicarbonates / analysis
  • Bicarbonates / blood
  • Carbon Dioxide / analysis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Heart Failure / complications
  • Heart Failure / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration*
  • Neoplasms / complications
  • Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Pleural Effusion / analysis
  • Pleural Effusion / diagnosis*
  • Pleural Effusion / etiology
  • Pneumonia / complications
  • Pneumonia / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Pleural / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Pleural / diagnosis

Substances

  • Bicarbonates
  • Carbon Dioxide