pleurisy
Painful breathing condition
Pleurisy is inflammation of the membrane surrounding the lungs, causing sharp chest pain that worsens with breathing.
The condition typically results from infection, injury, or underlying disease.
The doctor diagnosed her with pleurisy after she complained of stabbing pain when she inhaled.
Wounding with a blade
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- chest painDiscomfort in thoracic region
- splintingStabilizing injured bones externally
- shallow breathingMinimal lung expansion
dyspnea · cough · fever · tenderness
Infected, inflamed lung tissue
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- viral infectionDisease caused by microbes
- pulmonary embolismClot blocking lung artery
- lung cancerMalignant growth in chest
mesothelioma · rheumatoid arthritis · lupus · rib fracture · asbestosis · post-surgical · uremia · pancreatitis
Unrestrained emotional discharge
- empyemaPus in body cavity
- chest tubeCatheter draining pleural space
Inflammatory vessel leakage
- serousOf thin, watery secretion
- purulentPus-filled or pus-forming
- rubbingApplying pressure while moving
- adhesionsTissues abnormally joined together
scarring · thickening · immune response · autoimmune · irritation · swelling
Central body cavity
- ribcageBony chest enclosure
- intercostalBetween the ribs
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
- mediastinumCentral chest cavity region
Medical listening examination
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- blood testsAnalyses of drawn samples
stabbing
Wounding with a blade
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- chest painDiscomfort in thoracic region
- splintingStabilizing injured bones externally
shallow breathing · dyspnea · cough · fever · tenderness
pneumonia
Infected, inflamed lung tissue
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- viral infectionDisease caused by microbes
- pulmonary embolismClot blocking lung artery
lung cancer · mesothelioma · rheumatoid arthritis · lupus · rib fracture · asbestosis · post-surgical · uremia · pancreatitis
effusion
Unrestrained emotional discharge
- empyemaPus in body cavity
- chest tubeCatheter draining pleural space
exudate
Inflammatory vessel leakage
- serousOf thin, watery secretion
- purulentPus-filled or pus-forming
- rubbingApplying pressure while moving
adhesions · scarring · thickening · immune response · autoimmune · irritation · swelling
thorax
Central body cavity
- ribcageBony chest enclosure
- intercostalBetween the ribs
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
auscultation
Medical listening examination
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- Lungslungs, lung, bronchi, bronchus, alveoli
- Respiratory Problemsasthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, COPD, emphysema
- Chest Conditionspneumonia, bronchitis, asthma, emphysema, lung cancer
- chest painheart attack, angina, heartburn, myocardial infarction, pericarditis
- inflammationacute inflammation, chronic inflammation, pain, heat, swelling
- Lung Conditionsasthma, bronchitis, COPD, emphysema, pneumonia