Pooling of blood in the chest cavity.
Medical term describing a situation where free blood existing in the chest cavity. This can happen during trauma or during an operation. Usually inserting a chest tube solves the problem.
presence of blood in the chest cavity.
a condition that results when blood is trapped in the area between the chest wall and the lung
an accumulation of blood between the chest wall and the lungs
Accumulation of blood in the cavity around the lungs.
A collection of blood in the pleural cavity. image
The entry of blood into one of the pleural cavities.
blood or bloody fluid in the pleural cavity caused by rupture of blood vessels resulting from trauma or inflammation of the lungs from pneumonia.
Blood in the pleural cavity caused by a rupture of blood vessels resulting from inflammtion of the lungs in pneumonia or pulmonary tuberculosis
A hemothorax (or haemothorax) is a condition that results from blood accumulating in the pleural cavity. Its cause is usually traumatic, from a blunt or penetrating injury to the thorax, resulting in a rupture of either of the serous membrane lining the thorax and covering the lungs. This rupture allows blood to spill into the pleural space, equalizing the pressures between it and the lungs.
