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15 - Other Pulmonary Conditions in Pregnancy: Pleural Disease, Haemoptysis and Air Embolism

from Section 3 - Pulmonary Conditions Not Specific to Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2020

By
Muhammed Ehtisham ,
Humnah Khudayar  and
Patricia Russo-Magno
Edited by
Stephen E. Lapinsky  and
Lauren A. Plante
Stephen E. Lapinsky
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
Lauren A. Plante
Affiliation:
Drexel University Hospital, Philadelphia
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Summary

Pleural disease in pregnancy most often results in pleural effusions or pneumothorax. Pregnancy-related medical conditions or disease exacerbated by pregnancy will be discussed in this chapter. Pleural effusions are varied in etiology requiring discussion of specific forms of effusions.

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Respiratory Disease in Pregnancy , pp. 148 - 158
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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