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The condition is defined by pain on one side of the chest that is exacerbated by coughing, sneezing or laughing. The patient usually has difficulty breathing and their pulse and heart rate speed up due to lack of oxygen. The most common cause is a viral infection but it can also be caused by an aortic dissection, lupus, pneumonia, tuberculosis and chest trauma.

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  • Pleurisy
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  • The condition is defined by pain on one side of the chest that is exacerbated by coughing, sneezing or laughing. The patient usually has difficulty breathing and their pulse and heart rate speed up due to lack of oxygen. The most common cause is a viral infection but it can also be caused by an aortic dissection, lupus, pneumonia, tuberculosis and chest trauma.
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mortalityrate
  • Low
symptom
  • Dry cough, fever, rapid shallow breathing, rapid pulse, sore throat, tachycardia
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Name
  • Pluerisy
Type
treatment
  • Relief of symptoms, removal of foeign material from pleural cavity, treatment of underlying condition
Cause
  • Many, most commonly an infection
abstract
  • The condition is defined by pain on one side of the chest that is exacerbated by coughing, sneezing or laughing. The patient usually has difficulty breathing and their pulse and heart rate speed up due to lack of oxygen. The most common cause is a viral infection but it can also be caused by an aortic dissection, lupus, pneumonia, tuberculosis and chest trauma. In all cases, the underlying cause must be treated. In the meantime, patients must be given supplemental support, such as oxygen, and the plural cavity must be regularly purged of foreign material to keep it as clear as possible until the patient recovers.
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