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British Medical Bulletin 2005 72(1):31-47; doi:10.1093/bmb/ldh040
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Published online 14 March 2005

© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Council. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oupjournals.org

Pleural effusion: a structured approach to care{dagger}

Najib M. Rahman,, Stephen J. Chapman and Robert J. O. Davies

Oxford Pleural Diseases Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital Oxford, UK

Correspondence to: Dr N M Rahman, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK. E-mail: naj_rahman{at}yahoo.co.uk

The accumulation of fluid in the pleural space is a common manifestation of a wide range of disease. This review provides a structured approach to the investigation of the patient with a pleural effusion. This should allow an accurate diagnosis to be made with the minimum number of invasive and time-consuming investigations.


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