Pleural effusions complicate up to 57% of bacterial pneumonias. They vary in severity, ranging from uncomplicated effusions to empyema. Some require only antibiotics and observation, while others ...

A man in his 60s presented with a six month history of shortness of breath, left sided chest pain, and left thigh swelling. He had chronic pancreatitis related to alcohol use and continued to drink 70 ...

Pleural effusion is extra fluid between the pleura around your lungs and chest wall. It can cause shortness of breath, chest pain, cough, or fever. In cases of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), ...

Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates; surgery ...

Dr. Leanna J. Travis (Medicine): An 82-year-old woman presented to the emergency department of this hospital because of worsening abdominal distention and pedal edema. Three weeks before the current ...

Empyema is a condition where you have pus between your lung and the membrane surrounding it. It’s caused by an infection and can cause symptoms such as pain and shortness of breath.‌ You’re more ...

Use of routine thoracentesis in addition to medical therapy yielded no significant benefits for adults with heart failure and pleural effusions, according to a new study. For patients with acute heart ...

Deep down, Sam Altman and François Chollet share the same dream. They want to build AI models that achieve “artificial general intelligence,” or AGI—matching or exceeding the capabilities of the human ...

The following is a summary of “Ultrasound analysis of hemidiaphragm function in case of pleural effusion,” published in the January 2025 issue of Pulmonology by Boussuges et al. Researchers conducted ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has pitched an update to its national guidelines for cervical cancer screening—including self-collection tests for HPV among its recommendations for ...

Serous effusion, defined as the excessive accumulation of fluid in body cavities such as the pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal spaces, is a critical diagnostic challenge in pathology. Cytological ...