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Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
Pleural Manometry ... during therapeutic thoracentesis ... is removed by thoracentesis ... #Manometry #diagnosis ... #differential #thoracentesis
Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
conjunction with the clinical ... the differential diagnoses ... DharSaty #csf #pleural ... fluidanalysis #thoracentesis
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
scarring with pleural ... MTB infection • Pleural ... Involvement - Pleural ... #chest #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Algorithm for Suspected Tuberculous Pleural Effusion

Thoracentesis
 - AFB + Cultures
 - ADA
 - MTB-PCR

Dr. Udit Chaddha
Suspected Tuberculous Pleural ... Effusion Thoracentesis ... #Tuberculous #Pleural ... Effusion #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Inflammation of pleural ... membranes irritates pleural ... pleuritic chest pain, pleural ... effusion on CXR ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Aspiration of Purulent Fluid during Thoracentesis

Pus aspiration from an empyema, which defined as pus in the
Purulent Fluid during Thoracentesis ... as pus in the pleural ... Aspiration #Purulent #Thoracentesis ... #clinical #video
On a lateral image of CXR effusion of > 75 ml could be visible- where there
lateral image of CXR ... least 175 ml of pleural ... PleuralEffusion #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Clinical
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
POCUS - What’s the diagnosis ... of an infected pleural ... “escapes” the pleura ... communicates with the pleural ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #clinical
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Edema: • Smooth pleural ... • Irregular pleural ... line + sub-pleural ... edema #comparison #clinical ... #diagnosis #ultrasound
The retracted visceral pleura is seen (blue arrow) which indicates that there is a pneumothorax.
There is
retracted visceral pleura ... only key to the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax