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respiratory system overview, pleuritis, pleuritic chest pain, pleurisy, inflammation, the pleura, lining, the lungs, subsequent pain, pleurisy, lung inflammation, pneumonia, tuberculosis, rheumatic diseases, chest trauma, certain cancers, asbestos-related disease, main symptom is pain over the chest wall, site, the inflammation, circumstances, pain felt, in the shoulder, pain is increased by deep breathing, coughing, chest movement, smooth pleural surfaces, roughened by inflammation, rub together, each breath, produce a rough, grating sound, a "friction rub", heard, the stethoscope, an ear held against the patient's chest, fluid often accumulates, site of pleural inflammation, a localized collection of fluid separates the lung pleura, chest wall pleura, causing the chest pain to disappear though the illness worsening, large accumulations of fluid compromise breathing, coughing, shortness of breath, rapid breathing, tachypnea, cyanosis, retractions, recent, present respiratory illness, its symptoms, cough, fever, malaise, localized chest pain on the chest wall, pain, each breath, worsened by coughing, worsened by deep breathing, physical examination, abnormal lung sounds, friction rub, a rough scratchy sound that accompanies breathing, rales, accompanying pneumonia, rhonchi, pneumonia, bronchitis, decreased breath sounds, a collection of fluid around the lung, cbc, help differentiate bacterial versus viral infection, x-ray, the chest, ultrasound, the chest, thoracentesis, a collection of fluid, pleural cavity, treatment is directed, underlying illness, bacterial infections, appropriate antibiotics, tuberculosis, special treatment, viral infections, run course, medications, pleural fluid removed by thoracentesis, evaluated, signs of infection, pain of pleurisy, controlled, acetominophen, anti-inflammatory agents, ibuprofen, recovery depends on the nature, the underlying illness, recovery from infections of all types is expected, recovery from pleurisy, malignant disease depends on the type, extent, the illness, breathing difficulty, complications associated, the original illness, complications associated, thoracentesis, collapsed lung, experience symptoms of pleurisy, have breathing difficulty, skin turns bluish, seek medical care promptly, possibly in an emergency room, early treatment of bacterial respiratory infections, prevent pleuritis, no treatments, viral respiratory infections, the exception of several drugs, influenza type a.