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Pleural empyema and Shortness of breath

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Difference between Pleural empyema and Shortness of breath

Pleural empyema vs. Shortness of breath

Pleural empyema is a collection of pus in the pleural cavity caused by microorganisms, usually bacteria. Shortness of breath, also known as dyspnea, is the feeling that one cannot breathe well enough.

Similarities between Pleural empyema and Shortness of breath

Pleural empyema and Shortness of breath have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Antibiotic, Chest pain, Chest radiograph, Cough, CT scan, Fever, Pneumonia, Pulmonary embolism, Shortness of breath, Ultrasound.

Antibiotic

An antibiotic (from ancient Greek αντιβιοτικά, antibiotiká), also called an antibacterial, is a type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections.

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Chest pain

Chest pain is pain in any region of the chest.

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Chest radiograph

A chest radiograph, colloquially called a chest X-ray (CXR), or chest film, is a projection radiograph of the chest used to diagnose conditions affecting the chest, its contents, and nearby structures.

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Cough

A cough is a sudden and often repetitively occurring, protective reflex, which helps to clear the large breathing passages from fluids, irritants, foreign particles and microbes.

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CT scan

A CT scan, also known as computed tomography scan, makes use of computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional (tomographic) images (virtual "slices") of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting.

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Fever

Fever, also known as pyrexia and febrile response, is defined as having a temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set-point.

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the small air sacs known as alveoli.

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Pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by a substance that has moved from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism).

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Shortness of breath

Shortness of breath, also known as dyspnea, is the feeling that one cannot breathe well enough.

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Ultrasound

Ultrasound is sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing.

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Pleural empyema and Shortness of breath Comparison

Pleural empyema has 58 relations, while Shortness of breath has 138. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 5.10% = 10 / (58 + 138).

References

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