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This was a *CRAZY* busy week. I must have done 900 thoracenteses this week, so I had some questions about pleural effusions and their effect on dyspnea based on things I observed. Here are my take aways. #MedTwitter #MedEd #PulmCrit #FellowLife
1/ I felt like a hero - swooped in, did a thoracentesis, drained 1.5L... and her breathing didn't get better. I was like... 😕wtf. It turns out size of pleural effusion correlates poorly with dyspnea. This holds true for reduction in symptoms after thoracentesis.
2/ Did another thora, and his SpO2 was WORSE after. 😖I'm like... WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME? Things can actually worsen immediately after thoracentesis (even without mucking it up) for a few hours. Also, gas exchange issues DON'T correlate with the symptom of dyspnea!
