PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND CXR Flashcards
1
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PE AND CXR
A
MOST COMMON
ATELECTASIS, PLEURAL EFFUSION
PLEURAL EFFUSION SEEN IN 50%
2
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PE AND PLEURAL EFFUSION
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75% ARE EXUDATE
3
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PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES
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SQUAMOUS CELL: HYPERCALCEMIA
FROM PTH LIKE HORMONE, N/V, CONSTIPATION, DEHYDRATION, LETHARGY
CARCINOID: COUGHING, WHEEZING, FLUSHING
SMALL CELL: RETINOPATHY, NIGHT BLINDNESS, PAINLESS VISION LOSS, PHOTOSENSITIVITY
