1st Edition
Challenging Cases in Pleural Diseases
Although we live in an era of evidence-based medicine, case histories have always had an important role in medical education. This book aims to provide complex case-based learning in pleural medicine, which is an integral part of respiratory medicine. It delivers practical knowledge learned through the experience of leading international authorities. Each case comprises clinical history, investigations, diagnosis, management, and detailed answers with discussion and key points. These interesting/challenging/puzzling real case histories will stimulate the reader’s mind with interactive questions and answers, imparting in-depth knowledge in diagnosis and management of complex pleural cases.
Key Features:
- Contains high-quality illustrations of challenging cases to aid learning for speciality and certification exams
- Serves as an invaluable resource for pulmonologists, radiologists, critical care physicians, and trainees
- First case history-based book to be published exclusively for pleural medicine
1. A post operative pleural effusion
Anand Sundaralingam
2. Pleural effusion and chest pain in an elderly gentleman
Mohamed Ellayeh
3. A difficult to drain effusion
Vineeth George
4. A recurrent and persistent effusion
Eihab Bedawi
5. To ambulate or admit?
Eihab Bedawi
6. Right sided pleural effusion in a young Nepalese man
Radhika Banka
7. Bilateral transudative effusions
Poppy Denniston
8. Renal failure and pleural fluid
Anand Sundaralingam
9. Management of pleural effusion in a patient with known liver disease
Mohamed Ellayeh
10. Pleural effusion and thickening after asbestos exposure
Hui Guo
11. Recurrent effusion in a cyclist
Dinesh Addala
12. Pleural thickening and effusion in a traveller
Hui Guo
13. Recurrent effusion in a patient on amiodarone
Najib M Rahman
14. A case of green pleural fluid
Rachelle Asciak
15. Pleural effusion in a patient with previous pancreatitis
Vineeth George
16. Pleural effusion and abnormal bones
Najib M Rahman
17. Pleural effusion in a patient with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Dinesh Addala
18. An unusual pleural abnormality
Rachelle Asciak
19. Pneumothorax in chronic lung disease
Beenish Iqbal
20. Air in the wrong place
Rob Hallifax
21. Recurrent chest pain in a young woman
Beenish Iqbal
22. An interesting case of recurrent pneumothoraces
Rob Hallifax
23. Post effusion drainage complication in a 86 year old gentleman
Poppy Denniston
24. Chest pain in a 65 year old writer post pleural fluid aspiration
Soumya Ghatak, Radhika Banka
25. A simple pneumothorax?
Rachel Mercer
Biography
Professor Najib M Rahman - Consultant Respiratory Physician at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Director of the Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, University of Oxford (Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK)
Dr Radhika Banka - Consultant Respiratory Physician at PD Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India
