How to Assess the Patient with Pleural Effusion (26 Apr 2021)

Dr Jonathan Bardgett interviews Prof Najib Rahman about the assessment and management of patient's presenting with pleural effusion.

Professor Rahman runs the Oxford Pleural Unit and Directs the Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit. He is co-chair of the BTS Pleural Guidelines 2021, Chair of the BTS Pleural Intervention Committee, and Chair of multiple ERS guidelines on pleural disease.

British Thoracic Society - Guidelines
https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/quality-improvement/guidelines/

American Thoracic Society - Guidelines
https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201809-620CME

My Pleural Effusion
https://mypleuraleffusionjourney.com/

Training Standards for Thoracic Ultrasound
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2019-000552

RAPID Score for Pleural Infection
https://www.mdcalc.com/rapid-score-pleural-infectionl