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Lung Abscess
Lung abscess is an acute or chronic infection of the lung, marked by a localized collection of pus, inflammation, and destruction of tissue.Lung abscess is the end result of a number of different disease processes ranging from fungal and bacterial...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic surgery is any surgery performed in the chest(thorax).The purpose of thoracic surgery is to treat diseased or injured organs in the thorax, including the esophagus(muscular tube that passes food to the stomach), trachea(windpipe that bran...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic surgery is the repair of organs located in the thorax, or chest. The thoracic cavity lies between the neck and the diaphragm, and contains the heart and lungs(cardiopulmonary system), the esophagus, trachea, pleura, mediastinum, chest wal...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Thoracentesis
Also known as pleural fluid analysis, thoracentesis is a procedure that removes an abnormal accumulation of fluid or air from the chest through a needle or tube.Thoracentesis can be performed as a diagnostic or treatment procedure. For diagnosis, ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Thoracentesis
Thoracentesis is a procedure to remove fluid from the space between the lining of the outside of the lungs(pleura) and the wall of the chest.A small area of skin on your chest or back is washed with a sterilizing liquid. Some numbing medicine(loca...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 13, 2008
Thoracentesis
Also known as pleural fluid analysis, thoracentesis is a procedure that removes fluid or air from the chest through a needle or tube.The lungs are lined on the outside with two thin layers of tissue called pleura. The space between these two layer...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Thoracentesis
Thoracentesis is a procedure in which pleural fluid is removed from the space between the lung and the chest wall. The space in which this fluid collects is called the pleural space.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Pneumococcal Pneumonia
The following Clinical Topic Tour provides an overview of pneumococcal pneumonia and was adapted by materials published by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the CDC.
Source:Elsevier
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