PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Yataco, José C.
AU  - Dweik, Raed A.
TI  - Pleural effusions: Evaluation and management
DP  - 2005 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 854--872
VI  - 72
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/10/854.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/10/854.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2005 Oct 01; 72
AB  - Pleural effusions are very common, and physicians of all specialties encounter them. A pleural effusion represents the disruption of the normal mechanisms of formation and drainage of fluid from the pleural space. A rational diagnostic workup, emphasizing the most common causes, will reveal the etiology in most cases.