When I was a medical student, I learned not to withdraw more than 1500cc during a thora lest I risk re-expansion pulmonary edema.
When I was a resident, I decided to investigate the data that supported that 'teaching pearl' first hand.... [thread]
72 yo w/acute urinary retention 2/2 BPH. Remote h/o TURP. VIR consulted for PAE. Great clinical result. For more case info check out https://t.co/47cWIiFVaO and https://t.co/RKbTBAmYaI for more about PAE. #IRad#PAE@SIRRFS@JVIRmedia
Part 2/2: 25 yo M IVDA with pulmonic valve vegetation. Successful Angiovac aspiration of 1.1cm vegetation with TEE guidance and no contrast. Vegetation positive for micrococcus luteus, antibiotics adjusted accordingly. @Striker9DO @gsiskin@SIRRFS#withoutascalpel#IRad