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  • Physical Examination Skills
    • General Examination
    • Examination of the Cardiovascular System
    • Examination of the Gastrointestinal System
    • Examination of the Neurological System
    • Examination of the Respiratory System
    • Examination of the Musculoskeletal System
    • Demonstration on putting on a surgical/ N95 mask properly
  • eLearning Materials of Individual Divisions
    • Cardiology
    • Clinical Pharmacology
    • Dermatology
    • Endocrinology
    • Gastroenterology & Hepatology
    • Geriatrics
      • Common Physical Signs in the Geriatric Setting
      • Commonly used Assessments in the Geriatric Setting
    • Haematology
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Nephrology
      • General Nephrology
      • Imaging
      • Peritoneal Dialysis
      • Hemodialysis
    • Neurology
    • Rehabilitation Medicine
      • Modified Ashworth Scale
      • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
      • Case 1
      • Case 2
    • Respiratory Medicine
    • Rheumatology
      • Common Rheumatological Cases
      • Clinical Signs and Radiographs of Patients with Rheumatological Disorders
  • Credits
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Peritoneal Dialysis

Pleuro-peritoneal Leakage

November 27th, 2014

Pleuro-peritoneal Leakage

Hydrothorax secondary to pleuro-peritoneal communication can develop as a complication of peritoneal dialysis. Patients present with poor ultrafiltration from peritoneal dialysis and shortness of breath. The effusion is mostly on the right side. It does not improve with hypertonic peritoneal exchanges. Diagnostic tapping reveals a sterile, transudative effusion with a high glucose content (due to the glucose-containing dialysate).

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