Pleural Effusion

PLEURAL EFFUSIONS
  • Etiopath - Altered homeastasis of Plearal Fluids
    • Sign of a disease not a disease itself.
    • Primary Pleural disease -Mesotheliomas
    • Second eg. conjestive H. Failure, Kypoproteinemia.
  • Signs - Variable comprimised lung expansion
    • Labored breathing Abd. breathing, mouth breathing
    • Abducted elbowsm change in postures, NonProd. cough
  • Dx - MDB, X-ray, hemograms, Urinalysis, BUN, TP, SGPT.
    • Thoracocentesis, Chest tube, Fluid Analysis, Culture
    • CK. Benjamin "Clinical Path" for fluid analysis
  • Rx - On cause, Hydrothorax - removal of fluid Dry Pleuritis - AB, chest
  • Bandage, Antitussives, Purulent Pleuritis - Thoracocentesis,
  • Continuous aspiration. Chylothorax - Surgical ligation,
  • Nemothorax - blood transfusion, Exploratory thoracotemy.
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