RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pleural effusions: Evaluation and management
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 854
OP 872
VO 72
IS 10
A1 Yataco, José C.
A1 Dweik, Raed A.
YR 2005
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/10/854.abstract
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.