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Results 1-10 of 36 for Pleural Effusion
  1. Pleurisy and Other Pleural Disorders From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
    ... pleura and pleurisy. Other Disorders of the Pleura Pleural Effusion In some cases of pleurisy, excess fluid builds ... in the pleural space. This is called a pleural effusion. The buildup of fluid usually forces the two ...
    www.nhlbi.nih.gov/.../pleurisy/pleurisy_whatare.html - External Health Links
  2. JAMA Patient Page: Pleural Effusion (American Medical Association) - Links to PDF
    ... Carolyn J. Hildreth; Cassio Lynm; Richard M. Glass Pleural Effusion Correction Contact me if this article is corrected. ... of the American Medical Association JAMA PATIENT PAGE Pleural Effusion W hen an abnormal amount of fluid accumulates ...
    jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/301/3/344.pdf - External Health Links
  3. Pleurisy and Pleural Effusion (InteliHealth) (Harvard Medical School)
    Pleurisy And Pleural Effusion What Is It? Symptoms Diagnosis Expected Duration Prevention Treatment When To Call a Professional Prognosis Additional Info What ...
    www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/23663.html - External Health Links
  4. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pleural Effusion (National Institutes of Health)
    clinicaltrials.gov/.../open/condition="Pleural+Effusion" - External Health Links
  5. Lung Cancer (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
    ... try to cure the patient. Stage IIIb with pleural effusion and Stage IV NSCLC. Patients with stage IV NSCLC or stage IIIb due to malignant pleural effusion (cancer cells in the fluid around the lung) ...
    www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Lung+Cancer - External Health Links
  6. How Is Malignant Mesothelioma Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
    ... chest) often have fluid in their chest cavity ( pleural effusion ) caused by the cancer. Some will have fluid ... Fluid and Tissue Samples If you have a pleural effusion (a build up of fluid) a sample of ...
    www.cancer.org/...nt_mesothelioma_diagnosed_29.asp?sitearea= - External Health Links
  7. Treatment of Advanced Unresectable, Metastatic, and Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (UpToDate)
    ... Stage IIIB — Stage IIIB disease includes patients with pleural effusions, where the cancer has spread to the space ... with stage IV disease, treatments for patients with pleural effusions are not capable of curing the cancer, but ...
    www.uptodate.com/.../8947&title=Lung+cancer - External Health Links
  8. Thoracentesis From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
    ... up. When this happens, it’s called a pleural effusion . A lot of extra fluid can press on ... is done to find the cause of a pleural effusion. It also may be done to help you ...
    www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/thor/thor_whatis.html - External Health Links
  9. Pleurisy (American Lung Association)
    ... a collection of fluid between the pleura, called pleural effusions. The fluid buildup is either caused by one ... or one membrane failing to drain the fluid. Pleural effusions ease the pain by cushioning between the inflamed ...
    www.lungusa.org/...29A9-6104-4561-BFC5-528F5419BEC2}¬oc=1 - External Health Links
  10. How Is Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
    ... a build-up of fluid around the lungs (pleural effusion) is the result of cancer spreading to the ... also sometimes useful in telling a malignant (cancerous) pleural effusion from a benign one. If a malignant pleural ...
    www.cancer.org/...ll_Cell_Lung_Cancer_Diagnosed.asp?rnav=cri - External Health Links
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