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13 Δεκ 2023 · Treatment for pleurisy focuses primarily on the underlying cause. For example, if bacterial pneumonia is the cause, an antibiotic can be prescribed to manage the infection. If the cause is a viral infection, pleurisy may go away on its own.
13 Δεκ 2023 · Also called pleuritis, pleurisy causes sharp chest pain (pleuritic pain) that worsens during breathing. One pleural layer of tissue wraps around the outside of the lungs. The other pleural layer lines the inner chest wall.
13 Δεκ 2023 · In this condition, the tissues that line the lungs and chest cavity (pleura) become inflamed, causing sharp chest pain that worsens during breathing.
Overview. Your pleurae and pleural fluid help everything move smoothly as you breathe. When your pleura gets inflamed, it causes sharp pains. What is pleurisy? Pleurisy (“PLUR-uh-see”) happens when the lining (tissue layer) around your lungs or the lining on the inside wall of your chest swells up.
4 Ιαν 2024 · Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, occurs when the pleura, or the thin layers of membrane that surround the lungs (i.e., visceral pleura) and the internal chest cavity (i.e., parietal pleura), become inflamed. In between the two layers of pleura is the pleural space, or the pleural cavity.
3 Απρ 2024 · Pleurisy (pronounced PLUR-uh-see) is a type of chest pain. It affects a part of your body called the pleura. You have two pleurae, one for each lung. Each pleura consists of two thin,...
Contents: This pocket-sized manual comprehensively describes the clinical diagnosis, radiological evaluation, and bedside management of pleural disease. Initial chapters cover the basics of surface and x-ray anatomy, procedure-related equipment, and the pharmacology of sedation and local anesthesia.
