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Parapneumonic effusion
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organised or complicated effusion will likely require pleural space drainage A well child with a simple … to the respiratory and/or surgical teams for consideration of drainage Background A pleural effusion … is a pathological collection of fluid between the parietal and visceral pleura A parapneumonic effusion is a pleural …
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Thoracocentesis and chest drain insertion
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, chylothorax, large pleural effusion or large pneumothorax Ventilated patients require an ICC, after … Traumatic pneumothorax Haemothorax Pleural effusions Thoracocentesis should only be considered after … not be used as it may enter the pleural space and rapidly increase the volume of the pneumothorax Chest X-ray …
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Chest pain
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murmur with no alternative aetiology Difference in BP’s upper limbs Pericardial effusion Pleural effusion … pleural effusion) Inhaled Foreign Body High degree suspicion children <4 years age High degree suspicion … flattening; deep symmetrical T wave inversion) CXR changes possible (if effusion present) Troponin raise …
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Primary spontaneous pneumothorax
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the contralateral side Small pleural effusions are commonly present If CXR is taken in supine position, signs … descriptive study. BMC Emerg Med. 2019;19(1):1–9 Macduff A, Arnold A, Harvey J, Pleural BTS. Management … of spontaneous pneumothorax: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010. Thorax. 2010;65 Robinson PD …
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Community acquired pneumonia
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note suggest a pleural effusion Assessment of severity See Assessment of severity of respiratory … effusion Sepsis Influenza Assessment of severity of respiratory conditions Key points Community acquired … such as parapneumonic effusion, empyema, lung abscess or necrotising pneumonia Assessment History Fever Tachypnoea …
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Abdominal pain - acute
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quadrant Pancreatitis Cholecystitis Cholelithiasis Gastritis/peptic ulcer disease Pleural effusion … infection Obstruction Volvulus Ovarian torsion Cough, fever, SOB Pleural effusion Pneumonia Underlying …
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Nephrotic syndrome
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, pulmonary oedema, pleural and pericardial effusions, ascites, scrotal/labial oedema, skin breakdown … for pleural effusion or significant pulmonary oedema) Renal tract ultrasound (including doppler) in cases …
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Sepsis – assessment and management
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/mm 3 ) unrelated to chemotherapy Large pleural effusion (near white out of the hemithorax …
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Primary immunodeficiencies
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acquired pneumonia Pleural effusion and empyema Meningitis and encephalitis Key points Primary …
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Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (PSGN)
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for MCS if signs of acute Streptococcal infection Chest X-ray (if any concerns for pleural effusion …