Learning Objectives

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Learning Objectives

  1. Practice using a systematic approach to evaluating a thoracic study, paying special attention to the pleural space.
  2. Understand, anatomically, where the pleural space can be evaluated on both lateral and VD thoracic projections.
  3. Recognize the difference between soft tissue opacity, fat opacity and air opacity within the thoracic cavity.
  4. Propose possible differentials for pleural effusion in a feline patient.

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