18 December 2023

coreultrasound Pleural Effusions, Part 2


 video duration: 4 minutes


video's theme: Quantifying pleural effusions


01:25  The BALIK method (the easiest method but probably the most inaccurate)

measure distance, in mm, between ribs (parietal pleura) and lungs ( visceral pleura) x 20 = the pleural effusion in ml.


02:00  The Remerand method


03:35  What is the pleural effusion composed of ?

            03:59  exsudate

            04:03  either transudate or exsudate


https://coreultrasound.com/pleural-effusions-part-2/

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