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OVERVIEW
Fundamentally a pleural effusion refers to the collection of fluid between the parietal and visceral pleura.
![This schematic shows the anatomical location of where fluid collects in a pleural effusion. It is in the pleural space between the parietal and visceral pleura (source).](http://www.stepwards.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/pleural-effusion.jpg)
WHAT CAUSES IT?
A variety of different disease processes can be responsible for causing a pleural effusion.
WHAT MAKES US SUSPECT IT?
Initial Presentation
CLINICAL WORKUP
ARCHIVE OF STANDARDIZED EXAM QUESTIONS
This archive compiles standardized exam questions that relate to this topic.
Page Updated: 01.24.2017