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Pleural Disorders

Your pleura is a large, thin sheet of tissue that wraps around the outside of your lungs and lines the inside of your chest cavity. Between the layers of the pleura is a very thin space. Normally it's filled with a small amount of fluid. The fluid helps the two layers of the pleura glide smoothly past each other as your lungs breathe air in and out.

Disorders of the pleura include:

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  1. Pleural Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... as your lungs breathe air in and out. Disorders of the pleura include: Pleurisy - inflammation of the pleura that causes sharp pain with breathing Pleural effusion - excess fluid in the pleural space Pneumothorax - ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pleuraldisorders.html - Health Topics
  2. What Are Pleural Disorders? From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)  
    Pleural disorders are conditions that affect the tissue that covers the outside of the lungs and lines the ...
    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pleural-disorders - External Health Links
  3. Pleural Fluid Analysis: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... Department of Health and Human Services; What are Pleural Disorders?; [updated 2022 Mar 24; cited 2023 Apr 26]; [ ... Available from: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pleural-disorders Porcel JM, Light RW. Diagnostic Approach to Pleural ... Injuries and Disorders Cirrhosis Heart Failure Lung Diseases Pleural Disorders Pneumonia Related Medical Tests Albumin Blood Test Blood ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/pleural-fluid-analysis - Medical Tests
  4. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pleural Diseases From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Pleural Disorders/Clinical Trials ... Pleural Disorders
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...al+Diseases"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  5. Tests for Lung Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)  
    Pleural Disorders/Diagnosis and Tests ... Bronchial Disorders
    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/lung-tests - External Health Links
  6. Lung Disease Treatments From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)  
    Oxygen therapy,Pulmonary rehabilitation,Thoracentesis,Tracheostomy,Lung transplant ... Learn about different treatments for lung diseases and conditions, including ...
    https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/lung-treatments - External Health Links
  7. Chest Injuries and Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... disorders Bronchial disorders Lung diseases and collapsed lung Pleural disorders Heart diseases Mediastinal diseases, which are tumors, inflammation, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/chestinjuriesanddisorders.html - Health Topics
  8. Asbestos Exposure and Cancer Risk From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Asbestos/Specifics ... Asbestos ... Mesothelioma/Related Issues ... Mesothelioma ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... A fact sheet about asbestos, ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../substances/asbestos/asbestos-fact-sheet - External Health Links
  9. Pleurisy (Pleuritis) (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Pleural Disorders/Specifics ... Pleural Disorders
    https://familydoctor.org/condition/pleurisy-pleuritis/?adfree=true - External Health Links
  10. Pneumonia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... collections of pus in cavities of the lungs Pleural disorders, which are conditions that affect the pleura. The pleura is the tissue that covers the outside of the lungs and lines the inside of your ... or pleural effusions. Pleural fluid culture, which checks for bacteria ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pneumonia.html - Health Topics
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