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Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
during therapeutic thoracentesis ... such as trapped lung ... and entrapped lung ... is removed by thoracentesis ... #differential #thoracentesis
"Appropriate thoracentesis approach"-McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine 

#Thoracentesis #Procedure #Pulmonary #Management #Needle #Positioning
"Appropriate thoracentesis ... Medicine #Thoracentesis
Body Fluid Aspiration and Interpretation
 - Arthrocentesis
 - Paracentesis
 - Thoracentesis
 - Lumbar Puncture

Dr. Sarah Foohey
Paracentesis - Thoracentesis
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... meropenem) #Lung ... Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
#thoracentesis #
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Lung Segment Anatomy ... Chest CT Right Lung ... Posterior Left Lung ... Lung: • Upper ... lang=us #Lung #
Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
fluidanalysis #thoracentesis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Lung ... • Necrosis of lung ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR