70268-8LOINC 2.82
Cholesterol in pleural fluid/Cholesterol in serum
Chol Plr/Ser
Definition
- Pleural fluid to serum cholesterol ratio is determined to help diagnose the cause of pleuritis, pleural effusion, or possible malignancy (exudate vs. transudate conditions).
Component
- Cholesterol.plr fld/Cholesterol.serum
Specimen / system
- Ser/Plas+Plr fld
Class
- CHEM
Property
- RelRto
Scale
- Qn
Related names
- Chemistry; Chol; Chol Plr; Choles; Cholest; Cholesterol total; Cholesterols; Lipid; Lung; Pl; Plasma; Pleural; Pleural fluid; Plsm; Point in time; Pulmonary; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Relative ratio; Respiratory; Ser; SerP; SerPl; SerPl+Plr; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; thoracentesis fluid
Index terms
- Chemistry
- Chol
- Chol Plr
- Choles
- Cholest
- Cholesterol total
- Cholesterol.plr fld/Cholesterol.serum
- Cholesterols
- Lipid
- Lung
- Pl
- Plasma
- Pleural
- Pleural fluid
- Plsm
- Point in time
- Pulmonary
- Pulmonology
- QNT
- Quan
- Quant
- Quantitative
- Random
- Relative ratio
- Respiratory
- Ser
- SerP
- SerPl
- SerPl+Plr
- SerPlas
- Serum
- Serum or plasma
- SR
- thoracentesis fluid