Effusion

Pleural effusion
Definition:
A pleural effusion is an accumulation of fluid between the layers of the membrane that lines the lungs and chest cavity.
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Pleural effusion, fetal: See: Fetal pleural effusion.
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A pleural effusion is an abnormal collection of fluid around the lungs.
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Otitis media with effusion usually resolves on its own over weeks or months. Treatment may accelerate this process. As long as fluid is present in the middle ear, hearing will be impaired. This can interfere with language development in children.
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Causes of pericardial effusion include:
Infection
Inflammatory disorders, such as lupus
Cancer that has spread (metastasized) to the pericardium
Kidney failure with excessive blood levels of urea nitrogen
Heart surgery ...
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Primary effusion lymphoma presents exclusively or mainly in the pleural, pericardial, or abdominal cavities in the absence of an identifiable tumor mass.
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Otitis media with effusion may develop even if a child has not had an obvious cold, ear infection, or other upper respiratory infection. This is due to some other cause of eustachian tube blockage.
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"Otitis Media with Effusion." In Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, ed. Richard E. Behrman. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 1996.
"Tonsils and Adenoids." In Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, ed. Richard E. Behrman. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co., 1996.
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Effusion A collection of fluid in a body cavity, usually between two adjoining tissues. For example, a pleural effusion is the collection of fluid between two layers of the pleura (the lung's covering).
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The inflammation may be dry or it may be accompanied by an effusion, or fluid, that fills the chest cavity; when the effusion is infected, the condition is known as empyema.
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This condition is known as pericardial effusion and it can cause a number of serious problems. If the buildup of fluid is rapid and severe, it may result in cardiac tamponade.
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A chest X-ray - This can show areas of pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, pulmonary embolism, pleural effusion or a cancerous nodule.
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Sclerosol (talc powder) intrapleural aerosol Indication: prevention of recurrence of malignant pleural effusions in symptomatic patients. Administration: via aerosol during thoracoscopy or open thoracotomy.
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otitis media with effusion (OME) - fluid (effusion) and mucus continue to accumulate in the middle ear after an initial infection subsides. The child may experience a feeling of fullness in the ear and hearing loss.
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Further spread of the cancer
Pleural effusions (fluid between the lung and chest wall), which can cause shortness of breath
Pericardial effusions (fluid around the heart), which can cause shortness of breath ...
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(This is called an "effusion.") The joint may be tender when it is gently pressed, and may be warm and red (especially in infectious arthritis and autoimmune arthritis). It may be painful or difficult to rotate the joints in some directions.
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Complications of pericarditis include arrhythmias (irregular heart rates), pericardial effusion (fluid collection between the two layers of the pericardium), and chronic heart failure.
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There may be distended neck veins, enlarged liver, peripheral edema (swelling of the limbs), and signs of pleural effusion (fluid around the lungs).
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Basically, bacterial pneumonia with pleurisy or effusion responds to antibiotics. At our current stage of medical science, viral pneumonia with pleurisy is treated with pain medicine and oxygen, if needed.
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Pericarditis: Inflammation of the lining around the heart (the pericardium) causing chest pain and accumulation of fluid around the heart (pericardial effusion).
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The chest x-ray will typically show an abnormal left cardiac border with free fluid within the left hemithorax (pleural effusion).
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