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Title Slide

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Objectives

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Conflicts of Interest

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Case 1

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Case 1 (cont.)

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Case 1: Chest X-Ray

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Hs & Ts

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Differences

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Needle Decompression

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Case 2

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Case 2: Chest X-Ray

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Spontaneous Pneumothoraces

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Recurrence

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Treatment

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Conservative vs Interventional

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Re-expansion

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Prevention of Recurrence

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Latrogenic Pneumothoraces

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Hemothorax

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Case 3

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Case 3: Chest X-ray

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Case 3: CT Scan

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Thoracentesis

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Pleural Effusions

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Pleura Fluid Diagram

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Thoracentesis

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Thoracentesis Diagnostic Yields

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Risk Factors Table

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Fluid to Drain

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Trapped and Entrapped

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Thoracentesis Outcomes

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Patient Clinical Table

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Transudate vs. Exudate

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Value of Tests

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Laboratory Studies

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Other Fluid Assays

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Glucose Importance

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Differential Considerations

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Parapneumonic Effusions

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AATS Guidelines

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Empyema Imaging Findings

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Antibiotics

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Medical Drainage

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Baseline

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Secondary Outcomes

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Not an Empyema

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Chylothorax & Pseudochylothorax

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Thoracic Duct

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Cause of Chylothorax

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Case 4

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Case 4: CT Scan

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Pleural Fluid Results

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Cardiac Etiologies of Effusions

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Newer Biomarkers

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Case 5

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Case 5: CT Scan

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Dyspnea Recurs

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Pleural Malignancies

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Malignant Effusions

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Diagnosis

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Management

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Outpatient Talc Administration

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Achieving Pleurodesis

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Asbestos-Related

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Pleural Plaques

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Mesothelioma

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Diagnosis of Mesothelioma

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Mesothelioma Treatment

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Asbestosis

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ATS Diagnostic Criteria

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Conclusions

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