Browsing: Respiratory System

Empyema is the accumulation of pus between the lung and the pleural space. Often this is a complication of pneumonia caused by bacteria, like Staphylococcus aureus,…

Thoracentesis is a procedure for removing fluid from the space between the lining of the outer walls of lungs, that is pleura and the chest wall.…

Most smokers suffer from the dangerous form of lung disease, emphysema. Basically, in this condition lungs start to deteriorate and looses elasticity eventually. Finally, they cease…