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
