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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kathryn Bennett, Benjamin Feldman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://jetem.org/reexpansion_pulmonary_edema/