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what is a pericardial effusion?

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Fluid around heart: Heart muscle is covered by very thin layer of tissue called epicardium. Further surrounded by very thin partially distensible sac called pericardium. Space between epi- and peri- cardium always  contains small amount of lubricating fluid.  Epi or pericardium can become inflammed or fluid can leak into this space. When fluid accumulates and becomes detectable it is an "effusion.".

Question 2

what is minimal joint effusion?

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Fluid: Effusion means fluid that escapes... So in your case, minimal joint effusion is just that, a small amount of fluid has entered the joint and made it minimally swollen.

Question 3

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 4

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 5

what is minimal pleural effusion or thickening right?

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Tuberculosis: Yoy have tuberculosis(tb) noted in your history.  Tb can cause abnormalities like pleural thickening and effusion.  The treatment your are taking is appropriate and you should be following along with your doctor.  Your x-ray or ct scan evaluates the lung and the radiologist interprets the findings.

Question 6

what is tibiotalar joint effusion?

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see details: Fluid in the tibiotalar joint related to inflammation of that joint.

Question 7

what is suprapatellar joint effusion with synovitis?

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The definitions: Supra=means above, so suprapatellar means above the patella. Synovitis=inflammation of the synovium, the tissue lining of the joint capsule (the fibrous, tough tissue surrounding your joint--see picture). So, you have sme fluid/swelling above the patella and inflammation along the edges of your joint. These terms =big bucks? :-))  hope that makes sense. Good luck.

Question 8

what is minimal pleural effusion? pleurodiaphragmatic adhesion left.?

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Explained below: There is a collection of fluid in an estimated small amount around your lung. On the left there is most likely a focal area of scar connecting the lining of the lung called the pleura with the diaphragm. 
Did you have an empyema? An infection in the pleural space and/or a chest tube placed?

Question 9

what is minimal pleural effusion and or thickening
pleurodiaphragmatic adhesion left?

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: This result can be not concerning or concerning. It depends on the patient and then the entire picture. See your doctor

Question 10

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.

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