Internal Medicine

Pleural Disease

Questions discussed in this category

What duration of antibiotic therapy do you use for a loculated parapneumonic effusion that does not meet criteria for empyema?

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Can transudative pleural effusions lead to trapped lung?

In trapped lung, a fibrous peel over the visceral pleura restricts pleural expansion. Could transudative pleural effusions lead to this condition?

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What is the optimal frequency and duration of post-operative radiological surveillance following resection of a solitary fibrous tumor?

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How do you manage recurrent inflammatory pleural effusions in lupus pleuritis?

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Papers discussed in this category

N Engl J Med,

Intrapleural use of tissue plasminogen activator and DNase in pleural infection.

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