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    PLEURAL

    EFFUSION
    BY-ANSHIKA GUPTA
    INTRODUCTION
     A pleural effusion is accumulation of excessive fluid in the pleural
    space, the potential space that surrounds each lung.

     Under normal conditions, pleural fluid is secreted by the parietal


    pleural capillaries at a rate of 0.01 milliliter per kilogram weight per hour,
    and is cleared by lymphatic absorption leaving behind only 5–15
    milliliters of fluid, which helps to maintain a functional vacuum between
    the parietal and visceral pleurae.

     Excess fluid within the pleural space can impair inspiration by upsetting


    the functional vacuum and hydrostatically increasing the resistance
    against lung expansion, resulting in a fully or partially collapsed lung.
    TYPES
    Various methods can be used to classify pleural fluid.

    By the origin of the fluid:


    •Serous fluid (hydrothorax)
    •Blood (hemothorax)
    •Chyle (chylothorax)
    •Pus (pyothorax or empyema)
    •Urine (urinothorax)

    By pathophysiology:
    •Transudative pleural effusion
    •Exudative pleural effusion
    TRANSDATIVE EFFUSIONS

    • Transudative effusion also known as hydrothroces.


    • It occur primarily in noninflammatory conditions; is an accumulation
    of low protein,
    • low cell count fluid.

    • Causes-
    • Increase hydrostatic pressure found in heart failure(most common
    cause of pleural effusion)
    • Decrease oncotic pressure(from hypoalbuminemia) found in cirrhosis
    of liver or renal failure)
    • In this conditions ,fluid movement is facilitated out of the capillaries
    and pleural space.
    Exudative effusions

     Exudative effusions occur in an area of inflammation;


    is an accumulation of high-protein fluid.

     An exudative effusion results from increased capillary


    permeability characteristic of inflammatory reaction.

     This type of effusion occurs secondary to conditions


    such as pulmonary malignancies, pulmonary infections
    and pulmonary embolization.

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