Short Medical Case Study "15"

Posted at February 4, 2011 | By : Hesham | Categories : Case Studies | 0 Comment

A 60 years old female came to the emergency room suffering from symptoms of right side pleural effusion, Investigations revealed that

Pleural fluid to serum protein ratio is 0.37

Lactate dehydrogenase is 105 IU

Pleural fluid to serum LDH is 0.46

What is your provisional diagnosis for this case?

Diagnosis: Congestive heart failure