Introduction: Therapeutic thoracentesis is highly effective in providing symptomatic improvement in patients with large volume pleural effusion (PE). However, some physiological effects of pleural ...

A 24-year-old man was admitted with a two-day history of shortness of breath and right chest pain. He had an eight-pack-year history of smoking with no significant medical history. He was febrile ...

A 72-year-old woman with a history of hypertension presented with progressive swelling of the right posterior chest wall that had been present for two days following a diagnostic thoracentesis. She ...

A 36-year-old man who was undergoing long-term hemodialysis was hospitalized with a two-day history of increasing dyspnea on exertion. He stated that he did not have cough, orthopnea, or night sweats.

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) arises when malignant cells invade the pleural space, leading to fluid accumulation that impairs respiratory mechanics and quality of life. Initial evaluation centres ...

The 50-ml. syringe is filled with saline solution. This is rapidly injected into the 10-ml. vial containing 2 or 3 ml. of Au 198. The total volume of saline solution and isotope goes directly into the ...