pleural effusions thread ..

pleural effusions thread

• thoracotomy: penetrating and going into the thoracic cavity, a type of surgery
  
• thoracoscopy: a medical procedure involving internal inspection of the pleural cavity.
  
• empyema:a collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity. It must be differentiated from an abscess, which is a collection of pus in a newly formed cavity. In human medicine, empyema occurs most frequently in the pleural cavity (see below).
  
• hemothorax: a condition that results from blood accumulating in the pleural cavity.
  
• pleural effusion: ==?== hemothorax?
  
• Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (also spelled orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with acute, chronic, traumatic, overuse injuries and other disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons address most musculoskeletal ailments including arthritis, trauma and congenital deformities using both surgical and non-surgical means.
  
  

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