Nikolas
Created page with "== Pleural diseases == Like pulmonary hypertension, plural diseases are most commonly secondary complications of underlying pulmonary or cardiac diseases, and not a primary disease itself. === Pleural effusion === Pleural effusion is the abnormal presence of fluid in the pleural space. The fluid can either be transudate or exudate. Transudative pleural effusion (sometimes called hydrothorax) is most frequently caused by increased capillary hydrostatic pressure in the p..."