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LOINC 2.82

Triglyceride in pleural fluid/Triglyceride in serum

Trigl Plr fld/Ser

Definition

  • Pleural fluid to serum triglyceride ratio is determined to help diagnose the cause of pleuritis, pleural effusion, or possible malignancy (exudate vs. transudate conditions).

Component

  • Triglyceride.plr fld/Triglyceride.serum

Specimen / system

  • Ser/Plas+Plr fld

Class

  • CHEM

Property

  • RelRto

Scale

  • Qn

Related names

  • Chemistry; Lung; PF-TRIG; 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; S-TRIG; Tg; thoracentesis fluid; Trig; Trigl Plr fld; Trigly; Triglycerides; Triglycrides

Index terms

  • Chemistry
  • Lung
  • PF-TRIG
  • Pl
  • Plasma
  • Pleural
  • Pleural fluid
  • Plsm
  • Point in time
  • Pulmonary
  • Pulmonology
  • QNT
  • Quan
  • Quant
  • Quantitative
  • Random
  • Relative ratio
  • Respiratory
  • S-TRIG
  • Ser
  • SerP
  • SerPl
  • SerPl+Plr
  • SerPlas
  • Serum
  • Serum or plasma
  • SR
  • Tg
  • thoracentesis fluid
  • Trig
  • Trigl Plr fld
  • Trigly
  • Triglyceride.plr fld/Triglyceride.serum
  • Triglycerides
  • Triglycrides