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What is Empyema in the pleural cavity also called?
Empyema in the pleural cavity is sometimes called empyema thoracis, or empyema of the chest
What cavity does the pericardium line?
The pericardial cavity. Try the chest, or thoracic cavity.
What is BILATERal hemothorax?
Hemothorax refers to an accumulation of blood in the chest cavity. Bilateral hemothorax would indicate that blood was found on either side of the sternum.
What separates the abdomen and the chest cavity?
The diaphragm separates the chest from the abdomen and pelvis
The difference between pleural effusion and a pneumothorax?
Pneumothorax is the result of an injury where air gets into the chest cavity. It can result from an open wound in the chest, such as by being stabbed, or it can occur from a closed wound such as broken ribs. Tension pneumothorax is the buildup of air in the chest cavity collapses the lung and puts pressure on the heart, which then can't pump blood effectively.
What is a hemo-thorax?
Hemothorax is a collection of blood in the space between the chest wall and the lung (the pleural cavity).
Does hemothorax mean blood in the chest?
Hemothorax is a medical term meaning blood in the chest cavity.
Brown Fluid in the Chest Cavity?
If there is brown fluid in the chest cavity, it could be blood or pus. This can become dangerous if there is an abundance of fluid.
What does the chest cavity smell like?
The chest cavity smells like blood and tissue. These smells are individual to the life form that is being studied.
What kind of surgeon operates on the lungs heart or the large blood vessels within the chest cavity?
what kind of surgeon operates on the lungs , heart, or the large blood vessels within the chest cavity
What does the term Blood in The Chest means?
The medical term for the condition of blood in the chest cavity is hemothorax. This condition may result from trauma.
How is blood supplied in the chest cavity?
Through capillary beds surrounding the walls and alvoli in the lungs; the 'cavity' contains no blood as it is gas filled
What is it called when the diaphragm relaxes and the chest cavity becomes smaller?
During exhalation the diaphragm relaxes and the chest cavity gets smaller.
What cavity are the lung and heart in?
Chest cavity
What is pnuemothorax?
the presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung
What is chest drainage therapy?
Chest drainage therapy involves the removal of air, blood, pus, or other secretions from the chest cavity.
What is Empyema in the pleural cavity also called?
Empyema in the pleural cavity is sometimes called empyema thoracis, or empyema of the chest
