{"id":6651,"date":"2012-11-08T23:21:56","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T04:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/?p=6651"},"modified":"2013-05-19T00:05:54","modified_gmt":"2013-05-19T04:05:54","slug":"pleural-fluid-glucose-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidesurgery.com\/2012\/11\/pleural-fluid-glucose-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Pleural Fluid Glucose Levels"},"content":{"rendered":"
When pleural fluid is drained from the chest, it is usually sent for laboratory analysis. If the total glucose level is < 60 mg\/dL or the ratio of pleural fluid\/serum glucose is < .5 the following conditions should be considered:\n\nmalignant effusion\n\nempyema \n\nparapneumonic effusion\n\ntuberculosis\n\nrheumatoid pleurisy\n\nlupus pleurisy\n\nesophageal rupture\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When pleural fluid is drained from the chest, it is usually sent for laboratory analysis. If the total glucose level is < 60 mg\/dL or the ratio of pleural fluid\/serum glucose is < .5 the following conditions should be considered: malignant effusion empyema parapneumonic effusion tuberculosis rheumatoid pleurisy lupus pleurisy esophageal rupture\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[5038,5041,4802,5040],"yoast_head":"\n