test 1 - pleura Flashcards by Jake Aleck | Brainscape

Q

excess fluid in the pleural cavity

A

pleural effusion

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Q

pleural effusion - exudative

A

inflammatory

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Q

pleural effusion - non - inflammed

A

transudative

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Q

collection of purulent (pus) fluid exudate

A

empyema

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Q

blood in pleural cavity

seen in rickettsial disease

A

hemorrhagic pleural effusion

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Q

serous fluid in the pleural cavity

systemic edema, from cirrhosis of the liver

A

hydrothorax

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Q

blood in the pleural cavity

A

hemothorax

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Q

lymph in the pleural cavity

A

chylothorax

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Q

gas in the pleural cavity, rupture of the alveoli

A

pneumothorax

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