Pleural Effusion WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Pleural Effusion
Pleural effusion is the buildup of fluid between the pleura, which are the membranes that wrap around the outside of your lungs and line the inside of your chest cavity. Too much fluid between the pleura will press against your lungs and can cause them to collapse.1 This excess fluid can be the result of infection, inflammation, heart failure, pancreatitis, or cancer.2
Fast Facts:
- You normally have about 4 teaspoons of fluid between your pleura.3
- Some of the symptoms are shortness of breath, dry cough, and chest pain.4
- Treatment depends on the cause; but may include medication, drainage of the fluid and possible surgery.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute: Pleurisy and Other Disorders of the Pleura
- ↑ Healthwise (via Revolution Health): Pleural Effusion
- ↑ eMedicineHealth: Pleural Effusion Definition
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cleveland Clinic: Pleural Effusion
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- Contributor: LornaM
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: LornaM
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Plueral Effusion, Pleural Fusion
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
