| 21. | Transudative pleural effusions occur in congestive heart failure ( CHF ), cirrhosis or nephrotic syndrome.
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| 22. | Sometimes, a chest x-ray is used to detect metastases in the chest or pleural effusion.
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| 23. | These may include management for shortness of breath due to recurrent, symptomatic malignant pleural effusions.
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| 24. | It is one of various kinds of pleural effusion.
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| 25. | In countries where tuberculosis is common, this is also a common cause of pleural effusions.
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| 26. | The most common causes of pleural effusions are cancer, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, and recent surgery.
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| 27. | The ER workup reveals a bloody pleural effusion.
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| 28. | Another indicator may be the presence of a pleural effusion, which can be noted on auscultation.
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| 29. | In medicine, talc is used as a pleurodesis agent to prevent recurrent pleural effusion or pneumothorax.
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| 30. | In spite of all the diagnostic tests available today, many pleural effusions remain idiopathic in origin.
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