The pulmonologist suspects that Ma has a malignant pleural effusion. He said there might be tumors in the pleural lining. But he has no proof. The cytology report for the pleural fluid doesn't confirm a malignancy. Ma's oncologist sounded doubtful that it's malignant even though he himself used to think the same thing. But the possibility does exist. After all, why did Ma get a pleural effusion in the first place?
Ma is still on the ventilator and sedated. The plan is to x-ray Ma's lungs tomorrow. If they look good, she'll be weaned off the ventilator. I hope the process isn't painful. She's already on the max dosage of Fentanyl.
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