A woman may stop getting her period for a variety of reasons: 1  She's having a health problem. 2  She's pregnant. 3  She's reached menopause â a time in life when older women (45 to 55 years old) stop getting periods and can no longer have babies.
Pancreatitis does not cause pleural effusion. It can cause certain chemical changes in the blood that results in shallow breathing and resulting anoxia. Perhaps it is this that led you to think that this was effusion. Views.
Other physical findings, as follows, may suggest the underlying cause of the pleural effusion: 1  Peripheral edema, distended neck veins, and S 3 gallop suggest congestive heart failure. 2  Cutaneous changes and ascites suggest liver disease. 3  Lymphadenopathy or a palpable mass suggests malignancy.