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All the following in the Light's criteria are suggestive of exudative pleural effusion EXCEPT

A
Pleural fluid protein :serum protein ratio> 0.5
B
Pleural fluid ADA< 16
C
Pleural fluid LDH : serum LDH ratio> 0.6
D
Pleural fluid LDH >two thirds of the upper limit of serum LDH
High-Yield Explanation
Light's criteria is used for distinguishing pleural transudate from exudate.Exudate is likely if one or more of the following criteria are met:-(a)Pleural fluid protein:Serum protein ratio>0.5;(b)Pleural fluid LDH:Serum LDH ratio>0.6;(c)Pleural fluid LDH>two-thirds of the upper limit of normal serum LDH. Reference:Davidson's medicine-22nd edition,page no:662.

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