Re-expansion Pulmonary Edema
History of present illness: A 95-year-old male with history of atrial fibrillation presented to the emergency department for shortness of breath for one week. A chest X-ray showed a large right-sided pleural effusion. Given the unknown etiology of the effusion, and the patient’s dyspnea, a thoracen...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2017-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://jetem.org/reexpansion_pulmonary_edema/ |