[tri-med] Fluid Around the Lungs

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From: "jwaite"
> Fluid 'around' the lung??? As in the chest cavity???

Its called a "Pleural Effusion" and can happen as a complication of 
pneumonia. Its not actually free in the chest cavity - just in the area 
immediately around the lungs and it of course stops the lungs from 
expanding, which makes the pneumonia worse. Sometimes they insert tubes to 
drain the fluid away.

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