Causes of Pleural Fluid Transudates and Exudates #Pleural #Fluid #Effusion #Differential #Diagnosis #Transudative

Causes of Pleural Effusions #Diagnosis #Pulmonary #PleuralEffusions #Differential #Table #Transudative #Exudative

Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Exudative Effusion: - Pulmonary • Infectious • Neoplastic • Inflammatory (RA, SLE) • Pulmonary Embolus* • Chylothorax • Hemothorax Gastrointestinal • Ruptured Esophagus* • Pancreatitis Transudative Effusion: - Increased Hydrostatic Pressure • Congestive Heart Failure • Renal Failure with Hypervolemia • (Early) Pulmonary Embolus - Decreased Oncotic Pressure • Cirrhosis • Nephrotic Syndrome Light's Criteria: - Pleural Fluid Protein/Serum Protein > 0.5 - Pleural Fluid Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)/Serum LDH > 0.6 - Pleural Fluid LDH > 2/3 Serum LDH Upper Limit of Normal #Pleural #Effusion #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary #Lights #Criteria

Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm #Lights #Criteria #Ddxof

Loculated Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS POCUS 101 @Pocus101 #Loculated #Pleural #Effusion #Lung #POCUS #pulmonary #exudative #clinical #ultrasound

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Pleural Effusions #Diagnosis #PleuralEffusion #Lights #Criteria #Transudative #Exudative #Cholesterol #Sensitivity #Specificity

Characteristics of Important Exudative Pleural Effusions #Exudative #Pleural #Effusions #Comparison #Table #Characteristics #Differential #Pulmonary

Plankton Sign on Lung POCUS Plankton sign = floating debris --> the swirling, punctiform internal echoes within an otherwise anechoic pleural effusion. This suggests exudative or hemorrhagic nature of the effusion. #Plankton #Sign #Lung #POCUS #clinical #effusion #hemorragic #exudative #pleural

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Unilateral Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm Landsberg Manual @LandsbergManual - https://amzn.to/3rEtbK8 #Unilateral #Pleural #Effusion #Differential #Diagnosis #Workup #Algorithm #pulmonary

Pleural effusion is seen in: 1. Pulmonary edema 2. Lymphangitic spread of carcinoma - often unilateral 3. Tuberculosis 4. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM) 5. Asbestosis #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #Pleural #Effusion #PleuralEffusion #Differential #RadiologyAssistant

Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Transudate - Hydrostatic • Congestive heart failure • Constrictive pericarditis • Superior vena cava syndrome • Atelectasis • Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung Transudate - Oncotic • Cirrhosis • Nephrotic syndrome • Protein-losing enteropathy • Myxedema Transudate - Diaphragmatic: • Hepatic hydrothorax • Peritoneal dialysis • Urinothorax Exudate - Infectious: • Pneumonia • Tuberculous pleuritis • Subphrenic abscess Exudate - Noninfectious: • Malignancy • Pulmonary embolism • Collagen vascular disease • Gastrointestinal disease • Hemothorax • Chylothorax • Postcardiac injury syndrome • Post-CABG • Medication • Radiation • Asbestos • Uremia • Meigs' syndrome • Yellow nail syndrome Dr. André Mansoor @AndreMansoor - Author of Frameworks for Internal Medicine https://amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Pleural #Effusion #Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology #causes