Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...

A roentgenogram disclosed infiltration and an effusion at the left base (Fig. 2). Sputum culture showed alpha-hemolytic streptococci. A thoracentesis yielded 40 ml. of straw-colored fluid ...

Investopedia / Xiaojie Liu A Venn diagram is a chart that uses overlapping circles to show the traits that are shared and not shared by two or more sets of things being compared. A Venn diagram is ...

Between December 1998 and June 2000 all patients older than 17 years with an onset of pleural effusion not treated elsewhere were admitted for further evaluation. All patients received a needle ...

Figure 1 illustrates his chest X-ray that shows a large right primary spontaneous pneumothorax and a small pleural effusion. He was a never smoker ... that have been present for a number of days. The ...