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.
Jun 05, 2012 · 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 the most dependent part of the pleural space. In the upright position, this is the subpulmonic region, and accumulation of fluid causes apparent elevation of the hemithorax, lateral
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