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CHYLOTHORAX Flashcards

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CHYLOTHORAX

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DUE TO DISRUPTION OF THORACIC DUCT

MOST ARE UNILATERAL

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CAUSES OF CHYLOTHORAX

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MOST COMMON: TRAUMA
MOST COMMON NONTRAUMATIC CAUSE:
NONHODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA

OTHER CAUSES: SARCOID, SVC, YELLOW NAIL SYNDROME
LAM, TB, TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS

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CHYLOTHORAX FLUID

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TRIGLYCERIDE LEVEL > 110
EXUDATE
LYMPHOCYTES

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