pleural effusion is accumulation of excessive fluid in the pleural space
types
1.serous fluid (hydrothorax)
2.blood (haemothorax)
3.chyl (chylothrox)
4.pus(phothorax or empyma)
5.urine (urinothorax)
cause
1. TRANSUDATIVE
. heart failure
. cirrhosis
. nephrotic syndrome
.low albumin
. pulmonary emboli
2. EXUDATIVE
. pulmonary infarction
. pneumonia
.lung cancer
. infection
.truma
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29 окт 2023
