heart failureAn 80-year-old man presented with worsening dyspnea. His medical history included chronic heart failure and right pleural effusion that recurred after a large-volume thoracentesis. The cardiologist intensified the medical therapy by increasing the dosage of the loop diuretic and adding an...
Pleural effusion" 的中文意思是 胸膜积液。1. 胸膜积液 (名词)近义词:pleural fluid, pleural fluid accumulation反义词:pleural thickening, pleural adhesions例句:- The chest X-ray showed a significant pleural effusion on the left side.- The patient's shortness of breath was caused by pleural effusion ...
7.Finally, there can be a lymphatic pleural effusion, called a chylothorax. 最后,可能会形成淋巴性胸腔积液,称作乳糜胸。 「Osmosis-呼吸」 8.If there's a pleural effusion, we have to rule out heart failure. - 如果有胸腔积液,我们必须排除心力衰竭。机翻 「影视剧中的医学知识」 9.It's a micr...
When a pleural effusion is discovered, two questions need to be answered: a. Is the effusion a transudate (i.e., is it due to systemic factors) or is it an exudate (i.e., is it due to disease of the pleura itself)? b. If the effusion is an exudate, what is the disease ...
It may be done to determine the cause of your pleural effusion. Some conditions such as heart failure, lung infections, and tumors can cause pleural effusions.” So, after my sister okayed the procedure, my mom flat out said “no, they’re not going to do that procedure on my husband,...
There is no relevant literature to support the use of CT chest without IV contrast in the initial imaging of dyspnea, cough, or chest pain with suspected noninfectious pleural effusion. Heart failure, liver failure, and renal failure are common noninfectious causes of pleural effusion, and these...
Tunneled pleural catheter placement with and without talc poudrage for treatment of pleural effusions due to congestive heart failure. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016;13(02):212–6 This retrospective cohort study compared the use of medical thoracoscopy, talc poudrage, and TPC placement (group 1) to ...
Transudative pleural effusion (TPE) fluid is similar to the fluid that one normally has in his/her pleural space. It forms from liquid leaking across the normal pleura. This type rarely needs to be drained unless it is very large. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the most common cause ...
Pleural effusions are common in patients with congestive heart failure. However, there is a need to assess systematically the correlation between effusion volume, extravascular lung water and echocardiographic parameters. We used combined cardiopulmonary
Cause of pleural effusion The most common disease processes resulting in pleural effusion include congestive heart failure, malignancy, and infection.10 The differential diagnosis of pleural effusion is extensive (Box 2). Box 2 Differential diagnosis of pleural effusion Transudate Congestive heart ...