PULMONARY Flashcards
1
Q
Como a cinética pode diferenciar transudative x exudative effusion?
A
Transudative effusion: freely flowing in the pleural space
Exudative: stuck and loculated
2
Q
Using bedside ultrasound, how to differentiate transudative x exudative effusion?
A
Homogenous black effusion means thats it’s free flowing and probably transudative
Heterogenous effusion with white septations indicates that it’s loculated and probably exudative