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Pleural effusion is the generic term for fluid in the pleural space, but there are more specific terms if you know the type of fluid.

Blood - hemothorax

Lymph - chylothorax

Serous fluid - hydrothorax

Pus - empyema or pyothorax

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Pleural effusion is the generic term for fluid in the pleural space, but there are more specific terms if you know the type of fluid.

Blood - hemothorax

Lymph - chylothorax

Serous fluid - hydrothorax

Pus - empyema or pyothorax

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Fluid accumulation in the lungs occurs due to two reasons:

  • Cardiogenic reasons where the heart fails to pump the blood to the systemic circulation, leading to build up of blood in the pulmonary circulation, which eventually leads to increased hydrostatic pressure and causes the fluids to leak from the capillaries into the lung itself.
  • Non-cardiogenic reasons where severe infections for example, leads to the release of a huge amount of inflammatory agents, leading to large amount of fluids to escape from the capillaries since they increase the capillary permeability causing fluid buildup in the lungs

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Fluid on lungs, or "Pleural effusion" could have several causative factors.Chest X-ray, ultrasound, chest CT, are all useful for your doctor for determining the cause. Thoracentesis, removing/examining some of the fluid is also used.Among the many possible causes are- TB- infections of fungal or parasitic nature- Malignancy- Pulmonary embolism,- rheumatoid arthritis,- abdominal disease (like Pancreatis)- congestive heart failure- liver diseases (like cirrhosis, Nephrotic Syndrome, Hepatic Hydrothorax)- and many othersHepatic Hydrothorax is more common on the right side.More informations can be found on the related links.

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Ascites is accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity {abdomen}. Its known by several other names: Hydroperitoneum and believe it or not,...Peritoneal Cavity Fluid. The old-time name was Abdominal Dropsy. It can occur due to cancer, liver disease or other conditions.

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High amount of protein intake can cause proteinuria. It means there will be a protein leakage in urine.

Proteinuria(/proʊtiːˈnʊəriə/ or /proʊtiːˈnjʊəriə/; from proteinand urine) means the presence of an excess of serum proteins in the urine. The excess protein in the urine often causes the urine to become foamy, although foamy urine may also be caused by bilirubin in the urine (bilirubinuria),[1] retrograde ejaculation,[2]pneumaturia (air bubbles in the urine) due to a fistula,[3] or drugs such as pyridium

Proteinuria may be a sign of renal (kidney) damage. Since serum proteins are readily reabsorbed from urine, the presence of excess protein indicates either an insufficiency of absorption or impaired filtration.Diabetics may suffer from damaged nephrons and develop proteinuria. The most common cause of proteinuria is diabetes, and in any person with proteinuria and diabetes, the etiology of the underlying proteinuria should be separated into two categories: diabetic proteinuria versus the field.

With severe proteinuria, general hypoproteinemia can develop which results in diminished oncotic pressure. Symptoms of diminished oncotic pressure may include ascites, edema and hydrothorax.

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