CT scan showing nephrostomy tube, indicated by the white line on the bottom left, in a case of<unk>  being treated Due to the main symptoms typically being urological rather than respiratory, the condition requires exclusion of other conditions and the identification of specific symptoms before diagnosis. Pleural fluid analysis is one way to diagnose the condition. The pleural fluid is most often straw-colored, and it has a distinct smell like ammonia. The fluid usually has a nucleated cell count between 50 and 1500 per cm3. The pH of the fluid is usually between 5 and 7. Primary factors for diagnosing<unk>  by pleural fluid include low protein and high lactate dehydrogenase content. Low glucose levels and acidity are also described, but are not reliable ways to diagnose or rule out<unk> . The most important chemical diagnostic factor of the fluid is that the ratio of creatinine to serum is more than 1 and usually more than 10. Abdominal ultrasonography and CT scan can help diagnose the underlying condition of the genitourinary tract. If other methods prove inconclusive, an accurate diagnosis can be made by a technetium-99m kidney scan, which shows albumin labeled with 99Tc that translocates into the pleural space from the genitourinary tract.
Urinothorax
Hemothorax
Chylothorax
Hydropneumothorax
Hemopneumothorax
Pulmonary hematoma
Fibrothorax
Pneumothorax