Acute respiratory distress developed in two preterm babies because of unilateral hydrothorax secondary to the migration of a central venous catheter into the pulmonary vasculature. Prompt recognition ...

The following is a summary of “Rapid Pleurodesis in Patients With Chronic Noninfectious Pleural Effusion,” published in the January 2025 issue of Pulmonology by Pu et al. Researchers conducted a ...

Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

Over time, pleural diseases can develop as a result. When you breathe, your lungs move against your chest wall. The pleura, which covers the rib cage as well as your lungs, produces fluid that acts as ...

The space in between the membrane is filled with a small amount of pleural fluid which lubricates and cushions the lungs, enabling normal breathing. The pleura is vulnerable to conditions like ...

The pleura is a two-layered membrane covering the lung. The space in between the membrane is filled with a small amount of pleural fluid which lubricates and cushions the lungs, enabling normal ...

7, Chung-Shan South Rd, Taipei 10002, Taiwan; jywang{at}ntu.edu.tw Background Tuberculous pleurisy is traditionally indicated by extreme lymphocytosis in pleural fluid and low yield of effusion ...

If components of the pleural collection were separated by normal pleura, the effusion scored 3. The individual scores were summated to give one total score and scores from both observers were used for ...

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH ... and is associated with ventriculomegaly in the absence of elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure. There is significant variation in the ...

Because the fluid is consumed during the system’s normal operation, it requires the owner to not only monitor the fluids level but also refill it when it’s been used up. Currently, a 2.5 ...

Read on to learn more about resting heart rate including normal resting heart rates based on age, target heart rate zones during activity and red flags to consider, plus causes of an elevated ...