Investigation of the patient with pleural effusion

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-178

  Rahman, N M ^a   Munavvar, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empyema; Investigation; Malignant pleural effusion; Pleural biopsy; Pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYTOLOGY; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; EMPYEMA; EXUDATE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALAISE; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURISY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 69049097340     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.9-2-174     Document Type: Article

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