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Introduction: Pleural effusion
Pleural effusion: Fluid in the pleural spaces. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pleural effusion is available below.
Symptoms of Pleural effusion
- Difficulty breathing
- Fluid between the pleural layers
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter"
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Diagnostic Tests for Pleural effusion
Test for Pleural effusion in your own home
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- Chest x-rays
- Laboratory tests of pleural fluid - when the fluid is extracted as a treatment.
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Wrongly Diagnosed with Pleural effusion?
- Misdiagnosis of Pleural effusion
- Underlying causes of Pleural effusion (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
Misdiagnosis and Pleural effusion
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Causes of Pleural effusion
See full list of 7 causes of Pleural effusion
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- Medications, drugs, or substances causing Pleural effusion (3 listings)
- Underlying causes of Pleural effusion
- Pleural effusion as a complication caused by other conditions
- Pleural effusion as a symptom
Treatments for Pleural effusion
- Needle aspiration of fluid
- Tube aspiration of fluid
- Treatment of any underlying cause
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Clinical Trials for Pleural effusion
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Pleural effusion include:
- Multiple Biomarkers in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Talc in Treating Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusion - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - talc
- Bleomycin, Doxycycline, or Talc in Treating Patients With Malignant Pleural Effusions - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - bleomycin,doxycycline,talc
- ILX-295501 in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Ovarian Cancer That Has Not Responded to Previous Treatment - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - ILX-295501
- Decitabine in Treating Patients With Unresectable Lung or Esophageal Cancer or Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pleura - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - decitabine
See full list of 34 Clinical Trials for Pleural effusion
Statistics for Pleural effusion
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Types of Pleural effusion
- Hemothorax - pleural effusion due to blood.
- Empyema - pleural effusion due to pus.
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Definitions of Pleural effusion:
Increased amounts of fluid within the pleural cavity containing no malignant cells - (Source - Diseases Database)
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- Misdiagnosis of Pleural effusion
- Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Pleural effusion
- Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Pleural effusion
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- External links relating to Pleural effusion
- Pleural Effusion: Exudate versus Transudate* (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Pleural Effusion: Exudate (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Pleural Effusion: Transudate (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Pleural effusion and empyema (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Pleural Effusion (The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
- Pleural effusion and empyema (Handbook of Diseases)
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