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Is fluid restriction helpful for pt has pleural effusion?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Not much: Need to identify cause and focus treatment on that. Heart failure, kidney failure, protein loss, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, post surgical, malignancy, etc.

Dr Ravichandran agreed

Answered 5/3/2017

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