Pleural Effusion Evaluation

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Pleural Effusion Evaluation MRN

Date

Allergies

Chief complaint/Reason for consult

Start time

Medications

History of present illness

Stop time

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‰Pleuritic chest pain present www.e-medtools.com ‰Dyspnea or cough ‰Peripheral edema ‰Orthopnea or PND ‰Decreased exercise tolerance ‰Recent fever, chills or nightsweats

‰Recent severe emesis or esophageal dilatation ‰Recent MI or cardiothoracic surgery ‰CHF, ESRD on HD, SLE, RA, Sarcoidosis ‰History of asbestos exposure ‰History of malignancy

Drugs associated with pleural effusion include, but are not limited to: bromocriptine, cyclophosphamide, dantrolene, isotretinoin, mesalamine, methotrexate, mitomycin, nitrofurantoin, practolol, procarbazine

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Social History

Review of Systems

 ‰ Tobacco use

See HPI WNL

____ Packs x ____ Yrs

‰ Quit

Daily, occasional and ex-smokers are more likely to be hazardous drinkers



‰ Alcohol use ______ Drinks per ‰ day ‰ week Hazardous drinking NIAAA (National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse guidelines)

Men > 14 drinks per week OR > 4 drinks per day Women > 7 drinks per week OR >3 drinks per day

‰‰ Constitutional Fatigue, malaise, fever/chills, weight loss, change in appetite ‰‰ Eyes Vision changes, New pain, Scotomas ‰‰ www.e-medtools.com ENT/mouth Nose bleeds, dental caries, dental abscesses, jaw pain ‰‰ Resp Dyspnea, Cough, Phlegm, Hemoptysis, Wheeze, Witnessed Apnea ‰‰ CV Chest pain, diaphoresis, ankle edema, PND, syncope ‰‰ GI Emesis, dysphagia, GERD, abdominal pain, diarrhea, melena ‰‰ GU Change in urinary habits, hematuria, dysuria ‰‰ Musc Myalgias, recent trauma, bony fractures, arthralgias, joint swelling ‰‰ Skin/breasts Rashes, new masses or skin lesions, increased sensitivity to sun ‰‰www.e-medtools.com Neuro Seizures, episodic or chronic muscle weakness ‰‰ Endo Hair loss, polydipsia ‰‰ Heme/lymph Bleeding gums, unusual bruising, swollen lymph nodes ‰‰ Allergy/Immun Sinus probs, recurrent infections ‰‰ Psych Mood changes, agitation, psychosis, delirium, dementia



‰ Recreational drug use

Notes

Family Medical History

Past Medical and Surgical History

 ‰ Congestive Heart Failure ‰ Coronary Artery Disease ‰ Malignancy ‰ Pancreatitis ‰ Renal Dysfunction ‰ Thyroid Disease

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‰ Asthma ‰ Cerebral Artery Disease ‰ Bronchiectasis ‰ Congestive Heart Failure ‰ COPD ‰ Coronary Artery Disease ‰ COP (BOOP) ‰ Diabetes ‰ Cystic Fibrosis ‰ GERD ‰ Histiocytosis ‰ Hepatic Dysfunction ‰ Tuberculosis ‰ HIV/AIDS ‰ PAH ‰ Hypertension ‰ Sarcoidosis ‰ Inflam bowel disease ‰ Tuberculosis ‰ Malignancy

Notes

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‰ Neuromuscular weakness ‰ Occupational exposures ‰ Pancreatitis ‰ Peripheral Artery Disease ‰ Scleroderma ‰ Seizure Disorder ‰ Sjogren ‰ Renal Dysfunction ‰ Rheumatoid arthritis ‰ Thrombotic Disease ‰ Thyroid Disease

‰ Chemotherapy ‰ Colonoscopy ‰ ECHO/Stress Test ‰ Mammogram ‰ PFTs ‰ PapSmear ‰ Prior Intubations ‰ Radiation exposure ‰ Sleep Study ‰ Steroid use

Pleural Effusion Evaluation Vitals _____ _____

Exam Weight Height

_____ Temperature ___________ BP Sitting ___________ BP Standing Sats Rest

Pulse

_____

_____

Exercise 50 feet _____

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100 feet

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‰ Alert ‰ Nasal mucosa ‰ Dentition ‰ Oropharynx Mallampati ‰I ‰II ‰III ‰IV Neck ‰ Normal to palpation ‰ Thyroid ‰ No JVD Resp ‰ Clear to auscultation ‰ Dullness to percussion ‰No respiratory distress ‰No chest wall defects ‰ Decreased fremitus ‰ Bronchial breath sounds ‰ Absence of intercostal respiratory retractions ‰ Egophony (E to A change) CV ‰ Clear S1 S2 ‰ No murmur ‰ No gallop ‰No rub ‰ Peripheral pulses ‰ No peripheral edema GI ‰No palpable masses ‰ Liver and spleen not palpable ‰ No hepatojugular reflux Lymph ‰ No lymphadenopathy Musc ‰Tone ‰ Gait Extrem ‰ No clubbing ‰ No cyanosis Skin ‰ www.e-medtools.com No rashes, ecchymoses, nodules, ulcers Neuro ‰ Oriented œ58(Pts with Community Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia) ‰Affect General

ENT

Glasgow Coma Score E____ V____ M____ APACHE II Score ____ Labs/Tests

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‰CXR (PA, lateral, lateral decubitus) ‰CT of chest

DDx includes, but is not limited to: Pulmonary embolism, Tuberculous pleurisy, Infection, hepatitis, esophageal rupture of any cause or recent sclerotherapy, malignancy, pancreatitis, congestive heart failure, renal failure, hemothorax, uremic pleurisy, sarcoidosis, post-cardiac injury syndrome or coronary artery bypass graft surgery, ARDS, lupus, rheumatoid pleurisy, MCTD, hypothyroidism, urinothorax, SVC obstruction, trapped lung, hypoalbuminema, cirrhosis, atelectasis, pericarditis

(PE protocol if PE suspected)

‰PET scan ‰MRI ‰Thoracentesis ‰Pleural fluid ‰Glucose ‰LDH, include serum level ‰pH ‰Protein, include serum level ‰Cell count with differential (all suspected exudates)

‰Cultures: bacterial, fungal, AFB (all suspected exudates) ‰Cytology (suspected exudates) ‰Adenosine deaminase (for TB) ‰Amylase (for suspected pancreatitis or ruptured esophagus) ‰ANA, RF (for suspected autoimmune disease)

‰Flow cytometry

(for suspected lymphoma)

‰Hematocrit (for bloody effusion) ‰Pleural biopsy (for suspected TB or malignancy)

‰Triglyceride, cholesterol levels (for suspected chylothorax or pseudochylothorax) ‰Urea (for suspected urinothorax)

Exudate if: Pleural:serum protein >0.5 Pleural:serum LDH >0.45 pleural LDH >2/3 upper limit normal for serum If patient history of diuretic use: Serum -- pleural protein = <3.1 g/dL suggests exudate Pleural LDH of >1000 suggests empyema, malignancy, rheumatoid lung effusion or paragonimiasis

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Imperative rule outs: PE and tuberculous pleurisy => due to increased morbidity if left undiagnosed

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