The First Principles of Pleural Effusion that can get you through your internal medicine placement: exudative vs transudative, stony dullness, and will we ever remember Light's Criteria?

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Recorded 28 June 2022 Co-hosts: JT Yeung, Jason D’Silva, Adian Izwan & Daniel Bontempo feat. Mo Albonajem. Produced by Rushil D'Cruz & Adian Izwan.

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=== Timestamps ===

(01:05) What are the pleura?

(03:14) What is a pleural effusion?

(04:30) Transudative vs Exudative effusions

(09:26) Light's Criteria

(11:35) Assessing pleural effusion

(13:21) Examination signs

(16:28) (Some) Lung sounds

(18:05) Investigations

(28:21) Brief management