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What is another name for empyema thoracis?
Empyema in the pleural cavity or empyema of the chest
When is a pleural biopsy needed?
Pleural biopsy is usually ordered when pleural fluid obtained by another procedure called thoracentesis (aspiration of pleural fluid) suggests infection, signs of cancer, or tuberculosis.
What is the medical term pain of the pleura?
Thoracic is another medical term for pleural when used in the sense of naming the thoracic or pleural cavity.
What is the medical name for air in the pleural cavity?
pneumothorax
What is the name of the cavity between membranes surrounding the lungs?
The pleural cavities.
What is the other name of thoracentesis?
Pleural tap is also known as thorcentesis.
What is Pleural thickening?
what is pleural thickening
What is the thin watery fluid that occurs between the pleural membranes called?
Pleural fluid is the fluid that's located between the pleural membranes that cover the lungs. If too much fluid builds up, it's called a pleural effusion.
What is the meaning of pleural membrane?
pleural membrane
What does pleural rub mean?
pleural rub
What is the name of the procedure that removes fluid surrounding the lung and heart?
pleural and pericardial
What do the pleural cavities contain?
Pleural cavity is the potential space. There is no gap between the outer and the inner pleura. There is very little fluid in the pleural cavity. You have negative pressure in the pleural cavity.
