PLEURA Flashcards

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Pleural mass

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  • Empyema
  • Pseudotumor
  • Pleural plaque
  • Rounded atelectasis
  • Malignancy: primary (mesothelioma, fibrous tumour, lymphoma) vs metastatic
  • Thoracic splenosis
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Pleural calcification

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  1. Asbestos related disease
  2. Infection
  3. Hemothorax
  4. Pleurodesis
  5. Malignancy: primary vs mets
  6. Secondary hyperPTH
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Pleural air-fluid level

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  1. Bronchopleural fistula: infeciton/neoplasm/surgery
  2. Trauma
  3. Chest drain insertion
  4. Esophageal rupture
  5. Spontaneous pneumohemothorax.
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