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Causes of Pleural Fluid Transudates and Exudates

#Pleural #Fluid #Effusion #Differential #Diagnosis #Transudative #Exudative #Pulmonary #Causes
Transudates and Exudates ... #Transudative #Exudative
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... and masses, and exudative ... Amiodarone #Induced #Lung ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
for diagnosis of Exudative ... PleuralEffusion #Exudate
Plankton Sign on Lung POCUS

Plankton sign = floating debris --> the swirling, punctiform internal echoes within
Plankton Sign on Lung ... This suggests exudative ... Plankton #Sign #Lung ... effusion #hemorragic #exudative
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
Disadvantages: Exudate ... Moderately/highly exudative ... , absorbent in exudative ... Avoid on high exudate ... Dressings #Materials #management
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... • Urinothorax Exudate ... Subphrenic abscess Exudate
COVID-19 Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical and laboratory testing
Lung Ultrasound
HRCT scan
In-hospital treatment
Severity assessment and respiratory support 
Post-mortem
Diagnosis and Management ... laboratory testing Lung ... Post-mortem studies Long-term ... COVID19 #Diagnosis #Management
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
masses is very long ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple
Characteristics of Important Exudative Pleural Effusions

#Exudative #Pleural #Effusions #Comparison #Table #Characteristics #Differential #Pulmonary
Characteristics of Important Exudative ... Effusions #Exudative
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
know that the lungs ... relatively spared lung ... hence the “Baby Lung ... that in ARDS, lung ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management