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How to use this guide: read the resource related to each of the learning outcomes; identify any gaps in your clinical practice; adapt your clinical practice according to your new learning in consultation with your supervisor.
Pleural disease
SupportGPT ™ module
Learning outcomes > resource
On completion of this subject guide, you should be able to:
Identify and manage pleural infection > http://www.jthoracdis.com/article/view/332/664
Use appropriate investigations to determine the cause of a pleural effusion > http://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0401/p1211.html
Detect and manage occupational lung disease > http://www.studentozdoc.com.au/public/admin/HTT_Occupational_lung_diseases.pdf
Generate a management plan for malignant pleural effusions > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3183615/
Points for discussion
Does smoking increase the risk of mesothelioma in a patient with asbestos exposure?
For which conditions should pleurodesis be considered? See Spontaneous Pneumothorax
