TEACHING PLEURAL TAP TO UG STUDENTS

Pleural tap in a case of 60 year old male with pedal edema since 3 months & SOB since 15 days 

Dx: CRF & HFrEF
? CRS-IV
B/L pleural effusion (R>L)

https://marisatejaswini.blogspot.com/2021/10/60-yr-old-male-with-sob-since-15-days.html





 

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