Identifying false exudates by albumin and protein gradients in patients with heart failure and hepatic hydrothorax

Rosa Mirambeaux Villalona (Madrid, Spain), Rosa Mirambeaux Villalona, Paola Arrieta Narvaez, Maria Alejandra Galarza Jimenez, Deisy Barrios Barreto, Esteban Pérez Rodriguez

Source: International Congress 2015 – Invasive and surgical procedures: the clinical point of view
Session: Invasive and surgical procedures: the clinical point of view
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1827
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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