Chest pain Flashcards
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Pleurisy (pleuritis)
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sharp focal pain that worsens with movement (deep breathing, coughing, sneezing) is consistent with pleurisy and defined as inflammation of the parietal and serous lung pleura.
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Life threatening causes of pleurisy
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PE, pneumothorax, pneumonia, MI
3
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Viral pleurisy definition
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see pleuritic chest pain is 3-4 days after viral prodrome (one of common causes of pleuritis.
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Causes of viral pleurisy
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influenza, cox sackie viruses, adenoviruses, EBV (with or without viral protodrome)
Treatment is supportive care
