Question 1

is pleural effusion dangerous?

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Possible: Depends on cause of which there are many:
pneumonia, cancer, heart failure, pulmonary embolism and more.
Needs full evaluation and treatment.

Question 2

ct scan after gastric sleeve leak: cuts through the lower chest show a mild increase in the left pleural effusion and an unchanged pericardial effusion. is that dangerous & is it treatable& how?

Accepted Answer

: It all depends on the degree and progression, any symptoms and co-morbidities eg Diabetes. So your surgeon will be the best person to treat you. From your description it does not seem to be very dangerous- and treat able. Hope you do well

Question 3

how to manage pleural effusion?

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Depends: Depends on ethiology. Provide more information about context and severity to provide specific answer.

Question 4

how is pleural effusion diagnosed?

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Radiology: Pleural effusion can be suggested on physical exam and can be diagnosed by chest x-ray, ct scan, mri, ultrasound or thoracentesis.

Question 5

what is outcome of pleural effusion?

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Inflammation : The potential space between chest wall and lungs has thin lining--- the pleura , chest wall lining  the parietal pleura is very sensitive any inflammation will cause severe pain, effusion is the result of inflammation on the pleura.

Question 6

anyone know what is a pleural effusion?

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Fluid: Pleural effusion is a build up of fluid around the lung, and can compress the lung & cause breathing difficulty. The fluid can occur from heart failure, infection, tumor, etc.

Question 7

what should i do about pleural effusion?

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Determine cause: Pleural effusions, or fluid build-up around the lungs, is not normal.  Pleural effusions can arise from infection, heart failure, liver failure, malignancies or trauma.  The treatment will depend on the cause.  Your doctor will need to run some tests and may need to sample some of the fluid to characterize it.  If there is a lot of fluid and you are symptomatic, thoracentesis may be required.

Question 8

what is a pleural effusion? how is it treated?

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Chest fluid: The pleural space is inside the chest and outside the lung.
The space usually has a small amount of natural fluid as lubricant for the lung -visceral pleura to be able to slide over the inner surface of the chest='parietal pleura.
Excessive fluid is called an effusion.
Other collections can be blood, pus, lymph, chyle. Requires diagnosis, then
treated by aspiration, catheter, or tube thoracostomy.

Question 9

i need information on pleural effusion causes?

Accepted Answer

Types of effusion: Pleural effusion is fluid in the space between lungs/chest well.
The next step is to ask what kind of fluid is it .
2 types generally are 1: transudative (clear) 2: exudative  (pus like). 
If needed, the fluid can be drained to make this distinction. 
In terms of common things, a simple pneumonia can cause an effusion. Congestive heart failure can do that from fluid overload. 
Many possibilties.

Question 10

what are the key symptoms of pleural effusion?

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Depends: What you feel depends on what is causing the effusion to begin with. An effusion may occur because of cardiac, pulmonary or pleural problems. The main symptom is varying degrees of shortness of breath. How much you are short of breath depends on how good your heart, and lung function was before it happened and the event causing the effusion.

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