ask: What does the color of liquid draining from a patient with pleural effusion indicate?
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December 11, 2010 - 10:06am
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Is brighter red drainage a more positive or negative indicator?
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Hi anonymous,
December 11, 2010 - 10:56amThere are many different things that cause pleural effusions. Are you talking about a pleural effusion that was caused by some sort of trauma?
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We think it was congenitive heart failure.
December 11, 2010 - 11:40amSo the fluid is being coughed up?
December 11, 2010 - 11:55amNo, he's on a respirator and its being drained out through a tube.
December 11, 2010 - 12:05pmAnonymous,
December 12, 2010 - 9:56amWhat lung condition is he diagnosed with that caused the pleural effusion?
what does it mean when fluid changes color, have had 3 drainings first 2 dark brown, last one was lite yellow does anyone know?
January 14, 2012 - 10:36am