Investigation of the patient with pleural effusion (2)

OMP Jolobe - Clinical Medicine, 2009 - rcpjournals.org
We thank Wallis and Guptha for sharing their audit results. Their results show that the
majority of their patients were admitted with an infection, which was also stated as the cause …

A rapidly increasing pleural effusion

TBL Ho, P Alexander, NT Cooke - Journal of the Royal …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
A Rwandan man aged 32 sought advice after two weeks of fever and malaise. He had
returned to the UK three months previously from a visit to Uganda during which time he had …

[PDF][PDF] Tissue plasminogen activator and DNase in empyema

K Bachmayer - New England Journal of Medicine, 2011 - researchgate.net
To the Editor: Rahman and colleagues (Aug. 11 issue) 1 found improved fluid drainage in
patients with pleural infections and a reduced frequency of surgical referral and duration of …

To ambulate or admit?

E Bedawi - Challenging Cases in Pleural Diseases, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Challenging Cases in Pleural Diseases Page 1 33 5 To ambulate or admit? EIHAB BEDAWI A
68-year-old gentleman presented to the ambulatory assessment unit with a history of dry cough …

Response: the index of suspicion for tuberculous pleural effusion should always be high

AM Egan, D McPhillips, S Sarkar… - QJM: An International …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Dear Editor, We read with interest the letter from Dr Jolobe stating that pleural tuberculosis
(TB) should remain within the differential diagnosis for an exudative pleural effusion. The …

Palliative care is everyone's business—Is it yours, doctor?

I Maddocks, Y Luxford - The Medical Journal of Australia, 2013 - mja.com.au
To the Editor:“Palliative care is everyone's business” is the theme of Palliative Care
Australia's advocacy in 2013 and of Palliative Care Week, 19–25 May 2013. It is a timely and …

Pleural effusions

SJ Chapman, RJO Davies - Clinical medicine, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Causes of pleural effusion may be usefully divided into transudates and exudates on the
basis of the protein concentration of pleural fluid (Table 2). Transudative effusions …

The modern diagnosis and management of pleural effusions

R Bhatnagar, N Maskell - bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
A pleural effusion describes an excess of fluid in the pleural cavity, usually resulting from an
imbalance in the normal rate of pleural fluid production or absorption, or both. Pleural …

[HTML][HTML] The ongoing struggle with empyema management: is surgery really the answer?

EO Bedawi, L Yarmus, NM Rahman - Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
© Journal of Thoracic Disease. All rights reserved. J Thorac Dis 2018; 10 (Suppl 33): S4122-
S4125 jtd. amegroups. com and therefore key parameters, which influence outcomes could …

S117 Survival In Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusions Who Developed Pleural Infection: A Retrospective Case Review From 6 Uk Centres

AC Bibby, GC Slade, AJ Morley, J Fallon, I Psallidas… - 2014 - thorax.bmj.com
Background The incidence of malignant pleural effusions (MPE) is increasing and overall
prognosis remains poor. In-dwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) relieve symptoms, but increase …