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Causes of Pleural Effusions
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #PleuralEffusions #Differential #Table #Transudative #Exudative
Differential #Table #Transudative ... #Exudative
Pleural Effusions
#Diagnosis #PleuralEffusion #Lights #Criteria #Transudative #Exudative #Cholesterol #Sensitivity #Specificity
Lights #Criteria #Transudative ... #Exudative #Cholesterol
Causes of Pleural Fluid Transudates and Exudates

#Pleural #Fluid #Effusion #Differential #Diagnosis #Transudative #Exudative #Pulmonary #Causes
Differential #Diagnosis #Transudative ... #Exudative #Pulmonary
Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Pleural #Effusion #Transudative ... #Exudative #Differential
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 ... #Transudate #InternalMedicine
Characteristics of Important Exudative Pleural Effusions

#Exudative #Pleural #Effusions #Comparison #Table #Characteristics #Differential #Pulmonary
Characteristics of Important Exudative ... Effusions #Exudative ... Pleural #Effusions #Comparison
Meigs Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Triad:
1) Pleural effusion + 
2) Ascites + 
3) Benign Ovarian
Hydrothorax • Usually exudative ... , but can be transudative
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Diagnosis Algorithm Transudate ... Trapped lung Transudate ... • Myxedema Transudate ... • Urinothorax Exudate ... Subphrenic abscess Exudate
Plankton Sign on Lung POCUS

Plankton sign = floating debris --> the swirling, punctiform internal echoes within
Plankton Sign on Lung POCUS ... This suggests exudative ... Plankton #Sign #Lung #POCUS ... effusion #hemorragic #exudative
CMV vs EBV - Mononucleosis
Acute CMV Infection:
 • Asymptomatic (most common)
 • Infectious mononucleosis (fever/chills, malaise)
Less common • Exudative ... Common (> 80%) • Exudative ... Mononucleosis #diagnosis #comparison