A 64-year-old male retired firefighter and never-smoker presented to the ventilation team with a 6-month history of ...

Some of the more common include pleurisy, pleural effusion, and mesothelioma. A lung specialist called a pulmonologist is trained to diagnose these and other pleura-related conditions and offer ways ...

Median survival was significantly less in veterans with vs without pleural effusion in CHF (1.51 vs 3.23 yrs), cancer (1.33 vs 2.05 yrs), and pneumonia (4.27 vs 5.11 yrs). Clinically significant ...