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Respiratory System

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Diseases: Asthma | Broncheal Diseases | Lung Diseases | Mediastinal Diseases | Pleural Diseases | Respiratory Infections

Other Topics: General Respiratory System | Anatomy | Diagnostic Procedures | Lung Surgery | Lung Transplantation | Respiration Disorders | Respiratory Disease Management


Pleural Diseases

(Jump to: Overviews | Empyema | Pleural Effusion | Pleurisy | Pleurodynia | Pneumothorax )

Overviews
Pleural Disorders:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Pleurisy and Other Pleural Disorders:NHLBI
Pleural Disorders:MedlinePlus


Empyema (Pus in the Pleural Space)
Empyema:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Empyema (and Effusion):American Pediatric Surgical Association


Pleural Effusion (Fluid in the Pleural Space)
Pleural Effusion:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Empyema (and Effusion):American Pediatric Surgical Association


Pleurisy (Pleural Inflammation)
Pleurisy:American Lung Association
Pleurisy:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Pleurisy:eMedicine Consumer Health


Pleurodynia (Devil's Grip, Bornholm Disease)
Epidemic Pleurodynia:Aetna InteliHealth


Pneumothorax (Collapsed Lung)
Pneumothorax:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Spontaneous Pneumothorax:American Lung Association


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