pleural needle biopsy…

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what the risks are pleural biopsy, closed pleural biopsy, needle biopsy, the pleura, pleura, thin membrane that lines the lungs, the chest wall, a pleural biopsy involves taking a sample, the pleural tissue to be examined under a microscope, pleural needle biopsy, under a local anesthetic, this test, does not have to be done, in the hospital, sitting up, the biopsy, skin, biopsy site, cleansed, a local anesthetic, injected, skin, pleural membrane, a larger, hollow needle is then inserted, the skin, chest cavity, needle is rotated, taken out, tissue samples, collected, three biopsy samples, site is then bandaged, at various times, sing, hum, say "eee", this helps, prevent air from getting, chest cavity, causing pneumothorax, lung collapse, blood tests, the biopsy, a chest x-ray, must sign consent forms, infants, children, test depends on child's age, level of trust, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, the injection, the local anesthetic, a brief prick, a burning sensation, biopsy needle is inserted, feel pressure, the needle is withdrawn, feel a tugging sensation, pleural biopsy, determine the cause of a persistent pleural effusion, collection of fluid around the lung, abnormality, the pleural membrane, diseases that diagnosed by pleural biopsy include tuberculosis, cancer, pleural tissues appear normal, evidence of inflammation, infection, malignancy, abnormal results, reveal cancer, tuberculosis, a viral disease, a fungal disease, a parasitic disease, collagen vascular disease, metastatic pleural tumor, primary lung cancer, slight chance, the needle puncturing the wall, the lung, produce a partial collapse, the lung, resolves on its own, chance of, excessive blood loss, a closed pleural biopsy is unsuccessful at making a diagnosis, surgical biopsy, the pleura required