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Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Lobectomy vs Pneumonectomy




The similarities:
1. Both have thoracotomy scars.
2. Both have reduced chest expansion and reduced AE.

The differences:
1. The signs of lobectomy are confined to lobe which is removed. The signs are similar to pleural effusion except it is not stony dull.

1 Comments:

At 1:58 PM, Blogger biastee said...

Doc, both also physiological sequela of the haze, ah?

 

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