Transcription of Pleural effusions: Evaluation and management
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Pleural effusions: Evaluation and management
REVIEW. JOS C. YATACO, MD RAED A. DWEIK, MD. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Director, Pulmonary Vascular Program, Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Pleural effusions: Evaluation and management A B S T R AC T can cause Pleural effu- M sions, including diseases ANY CONDITIONS. that are local Pleural effusions are very common, and physicians of all (in the lungs or pleura), extrapulmonic, or sys- specialties encounter them. A Pleural effusion represents temic. In many cases the cause is a chronic the disruption of the normal mechanisms of formation condition for which the patient is already and drainage of fluid from the Pleural space.
Jun 05, 2012 · underlying congestive heart failure (especially bilateral effusions that improve with diuresis), recent thoracic or abdominal surgery, or post-partum status. However, the procedure may still be indicated in these situations if the patient’s clinical condition deteriorates. After obtaining a sample of pleural fluid,
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