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Hemothorax laboratory findings
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of hemothorax include reduced concentrations of hemoglobin in CBC and pleural fluid with a hematocrit ranging from at least 25–50% of peripheral blood.
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
- In CBC: reduced concentrations of hemoglobin.
- In thoracentesis: pleural fluid with a hematocrit ranging from at least 25–50% of peripheral blood[1]
References
References
- ↑ Patrini D, Panagiotopoulos N, Pararajasingham J, Gvinianidze L, Iqbal Y, Lawrence DR (2015). “Etiology and management of spontaneous haemothorax”. J Thorac Dis. 7 (3): 520–6. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.12.50. PMC 4387396. PMID 25922734.
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