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Causes of Pleural Fluid Transudates and Exudates

#Pleural #Fluid #Effusion #Differential #Diagnosis #Transudative #Exudative #Pulmonary #Causes
Causes of Pleural ... Fluid Transudates ... and Exudates #Pleural ... #Fluid #Effusion ... Exudative #Pulmonary #Causes
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Causes of Pleural ... Fluid Protein/Serum ... Fluid Lactate Dehydrogenase ... Fluid LDH > 2/3 ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Pleural Effusions
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #PleuralEffusions #Differential #Table #Transudative #Exudative
Causes of Pleural ... Effusions #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Pericardial • Effusion ... Artery Disease • Stable ... EffusionsPleural ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Characteristics of Important Exudative Pleural Effusions

#Exudative #Pleural #Effusions #Comparison #Table #Characteristics #Differential #Pulmonary
Important Exudative Pleural ... Effusions #Exudative ... #Pleural #Effusions ... #Comparison #Table
Lung ultrasound pathology in a COVID-19 positive patient
 - Few B-lines (vertical white lines)
 - Confluent
and Thickened Pleura ... - Small Tiny Pleural ... Effusions Vi ... #Coronavirus #Table
Ascites, pericardial effusion, and left pleural effusion on subcostal 4-chamber POCUS echocardiogram

Subcostal window in SLE patient.
, and left pleural ... effusion on subcostal ... What abnormal fluid ... , left pleural effusion ... Easiest fluid collection
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Consolidations, Pleural ... effusion - Usually ... Large pleural effusion ... effusion in the ... Ultrasound #Comparison #Table
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Cardiovascular Causes ... Infarction • Stable ... - Chest Wall/Pleura ... Pneumothorax • Pleural ... Effusion
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Pulmonary teaching case ... effusion where ... purulent fluid “ ... effusion (decompression ... control) - in some cases