A patient presents to your ED with marked shortness of breath and hypoxia.
The chest X-ray is shown below. A pleural aspirate is subsequently performed.
| Pleural aspirate result |
Value |
| Fluid protein |
48 g/L |
| Serum protein |
62 g/L |
| Fluid LDH |
120 U/L |
| Serum LDH |
148 U/L |
| Glucose |
1.9 mmol/L |
Chest X-ray for the pleural effusion scenario.
List four relevant findings on the chest X-ray.
(Marked out of 4.0)
/ 4
List four potential underlying pathologies.
(Marked out of 4.0)
/ 4
What type of effusion is this, why, and what are the two most likely differential diagnoses?
(Marked out of 4.0)
/ 4
List four further relevant investigations.
(Marked out of 4.0)
/ 4
Total Score: 0 / 16
Percentage: 0%
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