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Pleural effusion = excess fluid outside lungs (in pleural space) Transudate = transient → chgs in hydrostatic pressure: cirrhosis, CHF, nephrotic syndrome, ascites, hypoalbuminemia Exudative = protein↑, LDH↑: infection, malignancy, immune; MC cause = pneumonia, cancer, PE, TB

Pleural effusion = excess fluid outside lungs (in pleural space) Transudate = transient → chgs in hydrostatic pressure: cirrhosis, CHF, nephrotic syndrome, ascites, hypoalbuminemia Exudative = protein↑, LDH↑: infection, malignancy, immune; MC cause = pneumonia, cancer, PE, TB