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   Name        = Pleural effusion |
   Name        = Pleural effusion |
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   ICD9        = {{ICD9|511.9}} |
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{{Pleural effusion}}
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{{SK}} Pleural fluid


'''''Related Key Words and Synonyms:''''' Pleural fluid
==[[Pleural effusion overview|Overview]]==
==[[Pleural effusion overview|Overview]]==
 
==[[Pleural effusion pathophysiology |Pathophysiology]]==
==[[Pleural effusion historical perspective|Historical perspective]]==  
==[[Pleural effusion causes|Causes]]==
 
==[[Pleural effusion differential diagnosis|Differentiating Pleural effusion from other Diseases]]==
==[[Pleural effusion pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
 
==[[Pleural effusion epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]==
==[[Pleural effusion epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]==
 
==[[Pleural effusion natural history|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]==
==[[Pleural effusion risk factors|Risk factors]]==
==Diagnosis==
 
[[Pleural effusion history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Pleural effusion physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Pleural effusion laboratory findings|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Pleural effusion chest x ray|Chest X Ray]] | [[Pleural effusion CT|CT]] |   [[Pleural effusion echocardiography or ultrasound|Echocardiography or Ultrasound]] | [[Pleural effusion other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]]
==[[Pleural effusion screening|Screening]]==
 
==[[Pleural effusion causes|Causes]]==
 
==[[Pleural effusion differential diagnosis|Differentiating Pleural effusion from other Disorders]]==
 
==[[Pleural effusion natural history|Natural History, Complications & Prognosis]]==
 
==Diagnosis==  
 
[[Pleural effusion history and symptoms|History & Symptoms]] | [[Pleural effusion physical examination|Physical examination]] | [[Pleural effusion chest x ray|Chest X ray]] |[[Pleural effusion laboratory tests|Laboratory Tests]] | [[Pleural effusion electrocardiogram | Electrocardiogram]] | [[Pleural effusion MRI|MRI]] | [[Pleural effusion CT|CT]] | [[Pleural effusion echocardiography|Echocardiography]] | [[Pleural effusion other imaging findings|Other Imaging Findings]] |[[Pleural effusion other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]]


==Treatment==
==Treatment==
[[Pleural effusion medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Pleural effusion surgery|Surgery]] | [[Pleural effusion future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
==Case Studies==
:[[Pleural effusion case study one|Case #1]]


'''Medical:''' [[Pleural effusion medical therapy|Medical Therapy]]
==Related chapters==
 
* [[Empyema]]
'''Surgical:''' [[Pleural effusion surgery|Surgery]]
* [[Heart failure]]
 
* [[Pulmonary embolism]]
[[Pleural effusion primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Pleural effusion secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Pleural effusion cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Pleural effusion future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
* [[Thoracentesis]]


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[[Category:Primary care]]
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==See also==
* [[Empyema]]
* [[Heart failure]]
* [[Pulmonary embolism]]
* [[Thoracentesis]]
==Additional Readings==
* {{cite book
| author = Light RW
| year = 2001
| title = Pleural Diseases
| edition = 4th ed.
| publisher = Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
| location = New York
}} ISBN 0-7817-2777-4
* {{cite book
| author = Light RW
| year = 2008
| title = Disorders of the pleura, mediastinum, diaphragm, and chest wall in Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
| editor = Fauci A, Braunwald E, Kasper DL, Hauser S, Longo D, Jameson JL, Loscalzo J.
| edition = 17th ed.
| publisher = McGraw-Hill Professional
| location = New York, NY
}} ISBN 978-0071466332
* {{cite book
| author =Dowdeswell IRG
| year = 1998
| title = Internal Medicine
| chapter = Chapter 64: Pleural Diseases
| editor = Stein JH
| edition = 5th ed.
| publisher = C.V.Mosby
| location = New York
}} ISBN 0-8151-8698-3


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