A pleural effusion is accumulation of excessive fluid in the pleural space, the potential space that surrounds each lung. Under normal conditions, pleural...

The pleural cavity, pleural space, or intrapleural space is the potential space between the pleurae of the pleural sac that surrounds each lung. A small...

Malignant pleural effusion is a condition in which cancer causes an abnormal amount of fluid to collect between the thin layers of tissue (pleura) lining...

is one of the various kinds of pleural effusion. There are three stages: exudative, when there is an increase in pleural fluid with or without the presence...

that affect the pleural space. In some cases of pleurisy, excess fluid builds up in the pleural space. This is called a pleural effusion. The buildup of...

A parapneumonic effusion is a type of pleural effusion that arises as a result of a pneumonia, lung abscess, or bronchiectasis. There are three types of...

rather than decreased, vocal resonance distinguishes pneumonia from a pleural effusion. A chest radiograph is frequently used in diagnosis. In people with...

associated with yellow nails and pleural effusion",: 849  is a very rare medical syndrome that includes pleural effusions, lymphedema (due to under development...

chest due to an accumulation of fluid in the pleural space (pleural effusion) are often symptoms of pleural mesothelioma. Mesothelioma that affects the...

the lungs (pleural effusions) are chylothoraces. It is important to distinguish a chylothorax from a pseudochylothorax (a pleural effusion that happens...

pleural effusions. The word effusion derives from the Latin word, effundo, which means "shed, pour forth, pour out, utter, lavish, waste." Effusion from...

expiration, it contains nothing apart from gravitated serous fluid. Pleural effusions collect in the costodiaphragmatic recess when in standing position...

structures to the opposite side of the chest. A pleural effusion is an accumulation of fluid inside the pleural space. If this collection of fluid gets large...

hypotension and rarely shock. Pleural effusion: a fluid accumulation within the pleural space. Abnormal collections of pleural fluid may be due to excessive...

improve patient comfort and lung function. The most common causes of pleural effusions are cancer, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, and recent surgery...

clinically undesired substances such as air (pneumothorax), excess fluid (pleural effusion or hydrothorax), blood (hemothorax), chyle (chylothorax) or pus (empyema)...

to bleeding into the pericardial sac, causing cardiac tamponade. A pleural effusion (fluid collection in the space between the lungs and the chest wall...

asbestosis (pulmonary fibrosis due to asbestos), diffuse pleural thickening, pleural plaques, pleural effusion, rounded atelectasis and malignancies such as lung...

difference between transudate and exudate) Malignant (or cancerous) pleural effusion is effusion where cancer cells are present. It is usually classified as exudate...

is a synonym for effusion fluids from various body cavities. Examples of effusion fluid are pleural effusion and pericardial effusion. There are many causes...

Meigs syndrome or Demons–Meigs syndrome, is the triad of ascites, pleural effusion, and benign ovarian tumor (ovarian fibroma, fibrothecoma, Brenner tumour...

fluid, or air within the pleural cavity, which mechanically collapses the lung. This is a frequent occurrence with pleural effusion, caused by congestive...

with fluid. This accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity is called pleural effusion. Pleural effusions are given specific names depending on the nature...

sign) in post-primary pulmonary TB. 4. Pleural effusion - Presence of a significant amount of fluid within the pleural space. This finding must be distinguished...

evaluate pericardial effusion and it may also help distinguish pericardial effusion from pleural effusion and MI. Most pericardial effusions appear as an anechoic...

in resolution of the urinothorax. It is an extremely rare cause of pleural effusion. The characteristics of people affected by urinothorax are poorly defined...

subpulmonic effusion is excess fluid that collects at the base of the lung, in the space between the pleura and diaphragm. It is a type of pleural effusion in...

differentiating pleural effusions from consolidation (e.g. pneumonia) and loculated effusions from free fluid in the pleural space. In effusions, the fluid...

subcutaneous tissue on the scalp, the pleura (pleural effusion), the pericardium (pericardial effusion) and the abdomen (ascites). Edema is usually seen...

over areas of consolidation and decreased or absent over areas of pleural effusion or pneumothorax (when there is air outside the lung in the chest cavity...