Pleural Effusions Flashcards by Paul Crawford | Brainscape

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Causes of transudate pleural effusions?

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Cirrhosis
Cardiac failure
Hypoalbuminaemia
Nephrotic syndrome

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Causes of exudate pleural effusions?

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Trauma
Malignancy
Pulmonary infarction
Pulmonary embolism

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Diagnositc criteria for pleural effusion types?

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Transudate
- Protein <30g/L
Exudate
- Protein >30g/L

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Describe Light’s criteria?

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For accurate diagnosis of exudate effusions
- Pleural:serum protein > 0.5
- Pleural: serum LDH > 0.6
- Pleural LDH > 2/3s normal serum LDH

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