every attempt should be made to prevent recurrence of the effusion. Intercostal tube drainage with instillation of a sclerosing agent, resulting in the obliteration of the pleural space, is the most ...

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 ...

Pleural effusion is an abnormal accumulation of fluid present in the pleural cavity due to an imbalance mechanism of excessive fluid production or decreased lymphatic absorption or both. Normally the ...

17 Pericarditis was diagnosed when the patients had pericardial pain, pericardial friction rub or pericardial effusion or ECG or echocardiogram confirmation of pericarditis. Pleurisy was diagnosed by ...

Pleurisy—also called pleuritis—refers to inflammation of the pleura, the membrane that covers your lungs and chest cavity. The main symptom of pleurisy is sharp chest pain that worsens with deep ...

But for now, on July 28, 1945, the Indianapolis was sailing from Guam, without an escort, to meet the USS Idaho in the Philippines’ Leyte Gulf, where the two warships would prepare for the ...

This may involve surgery and chemotherapy for lung cancer, fluid drainage for pleural effusion, and antibiotics to treat lung infections or complications of cystic fibrosis. The outlook for bibasilar ...

The U.S. Navy commissioned a new submarine on Saturday, the first vessel in its fleet designed to fully integrate male and female sailors. The USS New Jersey, a fast-attack Virginia-class ...

The only U.S. Navy oil replenishment ship serving the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, deployed in the Middle East in support of Israel amid its ongoing war with Hamas and soaring tension ...

Cmdr. Cameron Yaste, the Commanding Officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG-56), speaks to sailors during an all-hands call. U.S. Navy Photo The Navy ...

The USNS Big Horn, a critical U.S. Navy oil tanker, reportedly ran aground off Oman’s coast Tuesday, Sept. 24, impacting operations for the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group amid escalating ...