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#182 Pleural Effusions: 5 Pearls Segment

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  • Imaging Pearls | (01:12)
  • Deciding on Thoracentesis | (04:00)
  • Light’s Criteria and Pseudoexudates | (07:00)
  • Pleural Fluid Studies: pH and Cell Differential | (16:56)
  • Diagnosing and Treating Parapneumonic Effusions | (23:32)
  • Malignant Pleural Effusions: Diagnosis and Management | (30:39)


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Tags: Internal Medicine, Medical Education, Pulmonology, CoreIM, Clinical Reasoning, critical care, pulm



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