1.4 Chemical Determination. Proteins are complex, organic compounds composed of many amino acids linked together through peptide bonds and cross-linked between chains by sulfhydryl bonds, hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces.
Treatment of the underlying disease, of course, ultimately relieves the pleurisy. For example, if a heart, lung, or kidney condition is present, it is treated. Removal of fluid from the chest cavity (thoracentesis) can relieve the pain and shortness of breath.
Pleurisy is inflammation of the pleura membrane covering the lungs. Pleurisy is also known as pleuritis and can cause chest pain with breathing. Around 2,000 people are admitted to hospital with pleurisy in England each year.Part of a doctor's diagnosis of pleurisy is listening to the chest to check for a distinctive dry and crunching sound with each breath.iral infection is probably the most common cause of pleurisy. Other causes include the following: 1  Lung infections, such as pneumonia and tuberculosis. 2  Diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, liver diseases and pulmonary embolism.