
37. Top Consults: Approach to Parapneumonic Effusions
PulmPEEPs
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The Importance of Pre-Test Probability in Pneumonia
Having a high pre-test probability and being cognizant of the wear of the high incidence of this is important for people when they're taking care of patients with pneumonia on the floor. Use blood culture bottles to send plural culture data at the bedside can increase the yield by up to 20%. DFK, any pearls or takeaway points that our listeners should take? Yeah, I would say plural diseases, team sport, work with your IR and thoracic cervical colleagues. It's ideal if you have a multidisciplinary plural disease service.
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