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PLEURAL EFFUSION [12 records]

Record 1 2020-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
CONT

Extravascular fluid overload most commonly manifests as peripheral edema but pleural effusion, pericardial effusion and ascites are also common.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Bulging of interspaces may occur in a massive pleural effusion, tension pneumothorax, and frequently is seen during the forced expiration of the patient with emphysema or asthma. Occasionally, bulging may be noted in the thoracic wall as the result of tumor, aortic aneurysm, or marked cardiac enlargement in infancy and childhood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Dilatation de tout ou partie d'un hémithorax, produite le plus souvent par un grand épanchement pleural liquidien ou gazeux (pneumothorax). La saillie est en général visible à la simple inspection, les espaces intercostaux sont élargis, et l'appendice xyphoïde est dévié du côté malade. La voussure peut être localisée à la région sous-claviculaire dans certaines tumeurs pleuro-pulmonaires, ou à la base du thorax dans les volumineuses hypertrophies du foie ou de la rate.

OBS

voussure : terme privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Respiratory System
DEF

The presence of liquid in the pleural space.

OBS

Can be seen in systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and many other rheumatic conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

Présence de liquide dans l'espace habituellement virtuel situé entre la plèvre viscérale et la plèvre pariétale.

OBS

Peut s'observer dans le lupus érythémateux disséminé, la polyarthrite rhumatoïde et plusieurs autres maladies rhumatismales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Aparato respiratorio
DEF

Acumulación de líquido en la cavidad pleural.

CONT

[...] se denomina derrame pleural maligno si lo origina un cáncer. El derrame pleural puede derivar del cáncer de mama, cáncer de tracto gastrointestinal, cáncer de páncreas y cáncer de ovarios o de metástasis que se han diseminado al pulmón o a la cavidad pleural.

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Record 4 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

The creation of an artificial conduit into the chest cavity (thorax).

CONT

Using tube thoracostomy to evacuate the pleural space is called for in patients compromised by pneumothorax, hemothorax, or pleural empyema. If the fluid qualifies as a complicated effusion, most authorities recommend prompt placement of a thoracostomy tube and drainage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
DEF

Création d'une ouverture dans la paroi thoracique.

CONT

thoracostomie à l'aiguille.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
DEF

a collection of watery fluid in the pleural cavity; pleural effusion with transudate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

Transsudation non inflammatoire de liquide dans la cavité pleurale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparato respiratorio
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Record 6 2011-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Respiratory System
DEF

Surgical excision of a portion of the pleura.

CONT

Malignant pleural effusion carries a very poor prognosis... The best method, short of pleurectomy or pleural abrasion, to control recurrent malignant effusion consists of instilling tetracycline intrapleurally after chest tube drainage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

Excision ou ablation chirurgicale d'une partie de la plèvre.

CONT

Symphyse pleurale par ablation de la plèvre pariétale (pleurectomie) ou son irritation ou abrasion, pour obtenir un accolement définitif du poumon à la paroi.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
  • Aparato respiratorio
DEF

Procedimiento quirúrgico que consiste en la extirpación de una parte de la pleura, que es el tejido que recubre los pulmones y la cavidad pleural.

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Record 7 2011-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
CONT

Exudative effusions. Infections. Parapneumonic effusion(pleural fluid associated with pneumonia or lung abscess) is the most common cause of exudates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Se dit d'une inflammation qui se caractérise par la production d'un exsudat (pus).

CONT

Infection de l'espace pleural. L'empyème est défini par la présence de pus dans l'espace pleural. Il est généralement précédé d'un épanchement para-pneumonique exsudatif secondaire à un foyer infectieux sous pleural.

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Human Diseases
CONT

Empyema is defined as a collection of pus within the pleural cavity. This may be as the result of a primary infection or as the result of infection of a pleural effusion or haemothorax.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Maladies humaines
DEF

Collection de pus dans une cavité (plèvre, vésicule biliaire ...).

CONT

Les épanchements pleuraux représentent une manifestation très fréquente de pneumonie streptococcique de groupe A et souvent, ils se traduisent rapidement par un empyème.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Enfermedades humanas
DEF

Presencia de pus [en una cavidad cerrada como] en el espacio pleural.

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Record 9 2008-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
CONT

A chest tube is a tube inserted into the chest cavity for removal of air or fluid, or both; it is needed when the normally airtight pleural space has been penetrated through surgery or trauma, when a defect in the alveoli allows air to enter the intrapleural space, or when there is an accumulation of fluid, as from pleural effusion. Excessive air or fluid in the pleural space can cause collapse of the lung and the danger of mediastinal shift.

CONT

A chest tube or chest drain is a flexible plastic tube that is inserted through the side of the chest into the pleural space. It is used to remove air(pneumothorax) or fluid(pleural effusion, blood, chyle), or pus(empyema) from the intrathoracic space.

CONT

Chest drain is a conduit to remove air or fluid from the pleural cavity. The fluid can be blood, pus or a pleural effusion. Allows re-expansion of the underlying lung. Must prevent entry of air or drained fluid back into the chest. A chest drain must therefore have three components : An unobstructed chest drain ;A collecting container below chest level ;A one-way mechanism such as water seal or Heimlich valve.

CONT

Chest drains incorporate the use of a one-way valve to drain fluid or air from the pleural cavity. The valve prevents back-flow of air and fluid into the pleural cavity. They are indicated for use when collections of fluid or air are present in the pleural space, and by draining the collection they restore efficient gaseous exchange.

CONT

Chest tubes are inserted to drain blood, fluid, or air and to allow the lungs to fully expand. The tube is placed between the ribs and into the space between the inner lining and the outer lining of the lung (pleural space).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
CONT

La pose et le retrait du drain thoracique sont des soins très douloureux et très traumatisants pour l'enfant, d'où l'intérêt d'une prise en charge optimale de la douleur.

Spanish

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Record 10 2008-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

Procedure to place a flexible, hollow drainage tube into the chest in order to remove an abnormal collection of air or fluid from the pleural space.

CONT

A chest tube insertion involves the surgical placement of a hollow, flexible drainage tube into the chest.

OBS

Chest tube insertions are usually performed as an emergency procedure. Chest tubes are used to treat conditions that can cause the lung to collapse, which occurs because blood or air in the pleural space can hamper the ability of a patient to breath. There are four common conditions that can require surgical chest tube insertion, including: pneumothorax (air leak from the lung into the chest); hemothorax (bleeding into the chest); empyema (lung abscess or pus in the chest); pneumothorax or hemothorax after surgery or from trauma to the chest.

OBS

Chest tube thoracostomy is done to drain fluid, blood, or air from the space around the lungs. Some diseases, such as pneumonia and cancer, can cause an excess amount of fluid or blood to build up in the space around the lungs(called a pleural effusion). Also, some severe injuries of the chest wall can cause bleeding around the lungs. Sometimes, the lung can be accidentally punctured allowing air to gather outside the lung, causing its collapse(called a pneumothorax). Chest tube thoracostomy(commonly referred to as "putting in a chest tube") involves placing a hollow plastic tube between the ribs and into the chest to drain fluid or air from around the lungs. The tube is often hooked up to a suction machine to help with drainage. The tube remains in the chest until all or most of the air or fluid has drained out, usually a few days. Occasionally special medicines are given through a chest tube. [...]

OBS

Tube thoracostomy is insertion of a tube into the pleural space. It is used to drain air or fluid from the chest(eg, for large or recurrent effusion refractory to thoracentesis, pneumothorax, complicated parapneumonic effusions, empyema, and hemothorax) and to perform pleurodesis or fibrinolytic adhesiolysis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
DEF

Création d'une ouverture dans la paroi thoracique, dans le but de réduire une pression intrathoracique excessive.

CONT

L'insertion du drain thoracique rétablit la pression pulmonaire négative du thorax, ce qui a pour effet de faciliter la distension des poumons, d'améliorer la respiration et les échanges gazeux, de diminuer la douleur et de favoriser la guérison du parenchyme pulmonaire atteint.

Spanish

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Record 11 1998-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A nasal sound, somewhat like the bleat of a goat, heard in auscultation of the chest when the subject speaks in a normal tone. Heard in pleural effusion.

OBS

The term "egophony" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
OBS

Le terme «égophonie» a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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Record 12 1995-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
CONT

Methotrexate was also contraindicated by pleural effusion and the risk of delayed excretion of methotrexate causing increased toxicity. The patient chose instead to have a doxycycline pleurodesis. Unfortunately, this procedure was unsuccessful and pleural fluid reaccumulated, causing further shortness of breath.

CONT

Doxycycline pleurodesis for pneumothorax in patients with AIDS. (In Chest, 1994, 105 (3) 823-825, cited in PASCAL data bank.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire
CONT

Plusieurs agents chimiques ont été utilisés, en les injectant dans la cavité pleurale, pour créer des adhésions entre les 2 feuillets pleuraux et par conséquent favoriser la symphyse pleurale[...] La rentabilité du talcage pleural, selon plusieurs auteurs, est supérieure à celle de la symphyse pleurale par tétracycline.

CONT

Les indications de la pleurodèse sont dominées par les pneumothorax récidivants ou chroniques et les pleurésies néoplasiques. Cependant certaines pleurésies mécaniques et des chylothorax secondaires échappent à un traitement étiologique efficace et évoluent vers des récidives fréquentes ou la chronicité nécessitant aussi le recours à une symphyse pleurale thérapeutique. Différents agents et moyens permettent d'atteindre un tel objectif. (Relevé dans Revue de pneumologie clinique, 1994, 50 (2) 51-56, cité dans la base de données PASCAL.)

Spanish

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