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Empyema
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Empyema Prognosis (Expectations)
Usually empyema does not result in permanent pulmonary damage.
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• Definition
• Empyema Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Empyema Symptoms & Signs
• Empyema Prevention
• Empyema Diagnosis & Tests
• Empyema Treatment
• Empyema Prognosis
• Empyema Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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• Auscultation
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• Chest Pain
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• Malaise
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Review Date : 5/6/2003
Reviewed By : David A. Kaufman, M.D., Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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