Transcription of Pleural effusions: Evaluation and management
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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 · pleural fluid, its distribution and accessibility, and possible associated intrathoracic abnor-malities. Chest radiography Standard posteroanterior and lateral chest radiography remains the most important tech-nique for the initial diagnosis of pleural effu-sion. Free pleural fluid flows to …
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