A 62-year-old woman with congestive heart failure develops pneumonia and a large pleural effusion. Thoracentesis is performed in an effort to establish whether the pleural effusion is due to CHF or pneumonia. Which of the following findings would indicate that the pleural effusion is due to CHF?
Which of the following methods is best for monitoring therapeutic response in liver cancer?
Which of the following is not a part of the Bedside Index of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis?
What is the treatment of choice for a 57-year-old alcoholic with chronic liver disease who presents with dyspnea that worsens when moving from a supine to an upright position? This is supported by the finding of decreased O2 saturation on pulse oximetry when transitioning from supine to upright position.