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Pleural Effusion
Alternate Names : Fluid in the Chest, Pleural Fluid
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Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call your health care provider if symptoms suggestive of pleural effusion develop.
Call your health care provider or go to the emergency room if shortness of breath or difficulty breathing occurs immediately after thoracentesis.
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• Definition
• Pleural Effusion Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Pleural Effusion Symptoms & Signs
• Pleural Effusion Diagnosis & Tests
• Pleural Effusion Treatment
• Pleural Effusion Prognosis
• Pleural Effusion Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
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• Asbestosis
• Cancer
• Heart Failure
• Pneumothorax
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• Sarcoidosis
Tests & Exams
• Chest X-Ray
• Pleural Fluid Analysis
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracic CT
Other Topics
• Breathing Difficulty
• Chemotherapy
• Chest Pain
• Cough
• Hiccups
• Radiation Therapy
• Rapid Deep Breathing (Hyperventilation)
Review Date : 11/10/2002
Reviewed By : Darrell N. Kotton, M.D., Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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