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.
Common causes of pleurisy include trauma, postcardiac injury, infection (i.e., viral, bacterial, or parasitic), respiratory illness, caustic exposure (i.e., drug-induced), autoimmune disease, and malignancy (TABLE 1).
Additional symptoms of pleurisy include: 1  pain on one side of your chest. 2  pain in your shoulders and back. 3  shallow breathing to avoid feeling pain. 4  headaches. joint pain.  muscle 1  aches. shortness of breath.