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    Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for lung diseases are listed. The modifiable factors include smoking, alcohol abuse, occupational asbestos exposure, and lifestyle. The non-modifiable factors include age and gender. The document then goes on to describe the pathophysiological process of pleural effusion, including inflammatory response, increased capillary permeability, excess fluid accumulation in the pleural space, resulting in signs and symptoms like decreased breath sounds, chest pain, and shortness of breath.

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    Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for lung diseases are listed. The modifiable factors include smoking, alcohol abuse, occupational asbestos exposure, and lifestyle. The non-modifiable factors include age and gender. The document then goes on to describe the pathophysiological process of pleural effusion, including inflammatory response, increased capillary permeability, excess fluid accumulation in the pleural space, resulting in signs and symptoms like decreased breath sounds, chest pain, and shortness of breath.

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    Pleural Effusion Patophysiology

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    Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for lung diseases are listed. The modifiable factors include smoking, alcohol abuse, occupational asbestos exposure, and lifestyle. The non-modifiable factors include age and gender. The document then goes on to describe the pathophysiological process of pleural effusion, including inflammatory response, increased capillary permeability, excess fluid accumulation in the pleural space, resulting in signs and symptoms like decreased breath sounds, chest pain, and shortness of breath.

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    Modifiable Risk Factors Non-modifiable Risk Factors

    1. Smoking 1. Age
    2. Alcohol abuse 2. Gender
    3. Occupational exposure to
    asbestos
    4. Lifestyle

    BFCC
    RBC:
    Lung Infection (Pneumonia, PTB) Possible Malignancy (primary or secondary) 527, 000
    cells/µL

    Lymphatic drainage
    Inflammatory Response invasion of pleural space
    (PS) & cancer cells ↑
    BFDC:
    production of pleural fluid
    ↑ Neutrophils
    Inflammatory cells migrate to
    (95.2%)
    affected site and release cytokines
    BFCC:
    WBC- 4, 419 cells/uL ↓ drainage of pleural fluid
    from PS
    ↑ permeability of pleural capillaries

    ↑ fluid, protein and cell leakage


    across capillaries

    Excess fluid accumulation


    Decreased breath sound within PS Chest and back pain

    Contralateral mediastinal Opacification of Restriction of DOB


    shift and contralateral affected side lung expansion SOB
    tracheal deviation

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    Risk Factors Signs & Symptoms Etiology

    Disease Process Lab Results

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