Preferred Name |
pleural effusion |
|
Synonyms |
|
|
Definitions |
Increased amounts of fluid within the pleural cavity. Symptoms include shortness of breath, cough, and chest pain. It is usually caused by lung infections, congestive heart failure, pleural and lung tumors, connective tissue disorders, and trauma. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C3331" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C3331" NCI Thesaurus) |
|
ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000779009 |
|
cui |
C0032227 |
|
DATE FIRST PUBLISHED |
2016-02-24 |
|
Date last modified |
2016-02-24 |
|
definition |
Increased amounts of fluid within the pleural cavity. Symptoms include shortness of breath, cough, and chest pain. It is usually caused by lung infections, congestive heart failure, pleural and lung tumors, connective tissue disorders, and trauma. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C3331" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C3331" NCI Thesaurus) |
|
NCI ID |
C3331 |
|
notation |
CDR0000779009 |
|
ORIG STY |
Secondary related condition |
|
prefLabel |
pleural effusion |
|
tui |
T047 |
|
subClassOf |