In some children with ventricular septal defect, the defect will close on its own as the child grows. Medical Treatment If a larger ventricular septal defect is causing symptoms, your child's health care provider may prescribe medication.
Hepatic hydrothorax is defined as a significant pleural effusion (usually greater than 500 ml) in a cirrhotic patient, without an underlying pulmonary or cardiac disease.
tachypnea tachy- = rapid; -pnea = breathing. an abnormally rapid rate of respiration usually of more than 20 breaths per minute tachypnea... thoracentesis thor/a = chest; -centesis = surgical puncture to remove fluid. the surgical puncture of the chest wall with a needle to obtain fluid from the pleural cavity. thoracostomy thorac = thorax or chest; -ostomy = surgical creation of an opening.