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- Lung Abscess
- Thoracic Surgery
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Chest Injury
- Thoracentesis
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Bacterial pneumonia
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Lung abscess is an acute or chronic infection of the lung, marked by a localized collection of pus, inflammation, and destruction of tissue.
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Thoracic surgery is any surgery performed in the chest (thorax).
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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 wa...
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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.
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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.
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Also known as pleural fluid analysis, thoracentesis is a procedure that removes fluid or air from the chest through a needle or tube.
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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. It is formed in between the serous membrane covering each lung, ...
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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.
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