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Is fluid restriction helpful for pt has pleural effusion?
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Not much: Need to identify cause and focus treatment on that. Heart failure, kidney failure, protein loss, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, post surgical, malignancy, etc.
Answered 5/3/2017
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