PLEURISY

Course overview

PLEURISY IS A SYMPTOM CHARACTERIZED BY LOCALIZED CHEST PAIN CAUSED BY A DISEASE-CAUSING INFLAMMATION OF THE PLEURA. PLEURISY CAN BE CAUSED BY A PRIMARY PLEURAL DISEASE OR SECONDARY TO A SYSTEMIC ILLNESS. IT CAN LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IF NOT TREATED EXPEDIENTLY. THIS ACTIVITY PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE ANATOMY OF THE PLEURA FOLLOWED BY HISTORY, EXAM, ETIOLOGIES, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT OF PLEURISY. IT REVIEWS THE ROLE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.