Topic
Pleural disease
Effusion workup, pneumothorax, and the indwelling catheter conversation.
Written against BTS pleural disease guideline 2023.
- Patient information Indwelling pleural catheter - information for patients What the tube is, how draining at home works, and the signs that mean ring us today.
- Patient information Pneumothorax - information for patients What a collapsed lung is, what happens next, and the rules about flying, diving and smoking that people are rarely told clearly.
- Consultation template Undiagnosed unilateral pleural effusion The workup in the order that avoids the two classic errors: draining before imaging, and sending too little fluid.