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Case 3
Clinical Stem:
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Patient: 35-year-old male presents to ED:
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3 day history of:
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Dyspnea
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Recent chest infection (pneumonia)
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Diminished AE to R side
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Rest of history is healthy
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PA View
Case courtesy of Rohit Sharma – Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 6159
Lateral View
Case courtesy of Rohit Sharma – Radiopaedia.org. From the case rID: 6159
Case 3 Diagnosis
Right Exudative Pleural Effusion
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Blunted costophrenic angle seen on R side in AP and Lateral imaging.
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Meniscus sign seen on AP imaging.
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Likely exudative with infectious history of pneumonia
Recommendations
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Manage underlying condition to resolve effusion
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If large effusion, thoracentesis
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