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RespiratoryModerate
Pleural Effusion
Pulmonology · Respiratory
Moderate
Severity
Common as a complication of other conditions — frequently seen in patients with heart failure, pneumonia, or cancer
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Pulmonology
Specialist
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Treatment focuses primarily on managing the underlying condition responsible for the fluid accumulation
- 2such as diuretics for heart failure or antibiotics for infection. When the effusion is large enough to cause significant breathlessness
- 3a procedure called thoracentesis is performed to drain the fluid and relieve symptoms
- 4with fluid analysis helping confirm the cause. Recurrent effusions
- 5particularly those related to cancer
- 6may require a chest tube
- 7pleurodesis to prevent fluid reaccumulation
- 8or an indwelling drainage catheter.
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