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2. Re-expansion pulmonary edema

The chest x-ray shows the interval development of consolidation in the right lower chest with air bronchograms and both the diaphragm and right heart border still visible. The right costophrenic angle is not blunted as would be expected with reaccumulation of pleural fluid. There is no evidence of a right pneumothorax. Both right middle and/or lower lobe pneumonia are possible but the development of consolidation temporally in relationship to the thoracentesis suggests re-expansion pulmonary edema.

Which of the following is/are true regarding re-expansion pulmonary edema? (Click on the correct answer to move to the next panel)

1. Associated with rapid removal of large volumes of pleural fluid
2. Preferred treatment is diuretics, n-acetylcysteine and/or acetazolamide
3. Prevented with the use of low negative pressure during fluid removal
4. 1 + 3
5. All of the above

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