Pleural effusion was independently linked to increased all-cause mortality in US veterans with CHF, cancer, and pneumonia.

ARP Atlases. 2007;1:17-47. The total number of leukocytes recovered by lavage is determined by examination of a sample of the pooled fluid with a hemocytometer. The cell counts are most accurate ...

If it doesn't resolve, ear tubes may be needed. The eustachian tube is a channel that drains fluid from the middle ear and equalizes pressure in the ear, SOM is also called otitis media with effusion ...

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a type of cancer that starts in white blood cells (called lymphocytes) in the bone marrow. CLL mainly affects older adults and accounts for about one-third of all ...