Pleural effusion, also called “water on the lungs,” is extra fluid buildup between thin membranes that line your lungs and chest wall. These membranes (pleura) normally contain a few teaspoons of ...

How does fluid build up around the lungs? There are two sheets of tissue that protect the lungs. They are called pleural membranes (or pleura). In between the pleura is the pleural space. It's normal ...

Gathering of initial clinical data guided by the differential diagnosis can orient care by identifying patients in need of urgent evaluation and by highlighting possible etiologies. The initial ...

Pleural effusion, also called water on the lung, happens when fluid builds up in the space between your lungs and chest cavity. You may have symptoms, such as chest pain, depending on the cause. Thin ...

Pleural fluid analysis is the analysis of pleural fluid in the laboratory that occurs after a pleural tap, or thoracentesis. A thoracentesis is a procedure used to drain excess fluid from the space ...

The indications for pleural drainage are diagnostic (to collect samples for cytologic, biologic, or chemical analysis) and therapeutic (to remove large fluid collections and improve respiratory ...

An automated approach to the glycan analysis of cell surface proteins implicated in cancer metastasis Lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma are major cause of pleural effusion, and management of lung ...

Empyema is considered to be a sub-classification of parapneumonic pleural effusion. A parapneumonic effusion describes the build-up of activated pleural fluid which is associated with a lung infection ...