Emergency Veterinary Clinic on Instagram: "This sweet dog was transferred to our ER after chest x-rays at their primary vet showed large amounts of fluid around the lungs. Once here, Dr. Davis performed a thoracentesis, removing a total of 2,926 mLs of fluid - 2,718 mLs from the left side and 208 mLs from the right. The culprit? Chylothorax - a condition where chyle (a milky fluid from the lymphatic system) leaks into the chest cavity. Causes can range from trauma, heart disease, cancer (like ly

Dr. Anas abukhalaf on Instagram: "⚡ Saving lungs in real time — watch this! ✨ Life-saving skills, up close & real 🩸💧Chest Tube (Tube Thoracostomy) Definition🤷🏻‍♂️ A chest tube is a flexible plastic tube inserted through the chest wall into the pleural space to drain air, fluid, blood, or pus, allowing lung re-expansion and restoration of normal intrathoracic pressure. Indications⭕️🔪 1️⃣ Pneumothorax (Air in the pleural space) • Spontaneous: primary or secondary • Traumatic: blunt or penetra