Pleural fluid is contained between the parietal pleura and chest wall.
this answer is pleural cavity
costodiaphragmatic recess
the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura.
The balance of osmotic and hydrostatic pressure in parietal pleural capillaries normally results in fluid movement into the pleural space. Balanced pressures in visceral pleural capillaries promote reabsorption of this fluid. Excessive hydrostatic pressure or decreased osmotic pressure can cause excess fluid to pass across intact capillaries. The result is a transudative pleural effusion, an ultrafiltrate of plasma containing low concentrations of protein.Exudative pleural effusions result when capillaries exhibit increased permeability with or without changes in hydrostatic and colloid osmotic pressure, allowing protein-rich fluid to leak into the pleural space.effects depend upon volume, mild doesn`t have any effecet on lung but moderate to severe have compressive effect on lung tissue
costophrenic sulcus means fluid in the pleural cavity
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.
Each lung lies within the pleural cavity within which the lung expands. The pleural cavity is lined by two transparent elastic membranes called the pleura/pleural membranes. The inner pleuron covers the lung the outer pleuron is in contact with the walls of the thorax and the diaphragm. A thin layer of lubricating fluid between the pleural membranes allows them to glide over each other when the lungs expand and contract during breathing. So your answer is the pleural fluid lies between the pleural membranes.
Pleural Fluid. It is mostly made up of tissue fluidPleural spacePleural fluid
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.
Pleural fluid is the fluid found in your lungs. My guess is that a pleural hemorrhage would be the result of fluid buildup expanding the lungs to the point where the tiny sacs in your lungs could rupture.
this answer is pleural cavity
this answer is pleural cavity
Pleural fluid is present in the pleural sac. This fluid act as a lubricant and minimizes the friction between outer and inner layer of pleura, during respiration.
Pleural drain that patient can drain fluid from pleural effusion or ascites on own.
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.
Pleural effusion: is the excess acumulation of fluid in the pleural space. This produces a feeling of breatlessness because it prevetns the lung from fully expanding. Effusion is the escape of fluid from blood or lymphatic vessels into the tissues or into a body cavity.
Effusion is the medical term meaning escape of fluid into a body cavity. So, for instance, escape of fluid into the pleural space is pleural effusion.