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Lung Diseases; Pleurisy |
Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs, which can cause painful respiration and other symptoms. Pleurisy can be generated by a variety of infectious and non-infectious causes. Symptoms Fever Cough Chills Shortness of breath Weight loss Poor appetite Sharp chest pain with breathing. Pain can limit the movement on the side of the chest with pleurisy. The pain can also be in the back around where the lungs ...
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- Adult (Acute) Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) (American Lung Association)
- African Americans and Lung Disease (American Lung Association)
- American College of Chest Physicians
- American Indians/Alaskan Natives and Lung Disease (American Lung Association)
- American Lung Association
- Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders and Lung Disease (American Lung Association)
- Atlas of the Body: The Respiratory System -- Structure Detail (American Medical Association)
- Beryllium Disease (National Jewish Medical and Research Center)
- Blood Gas Tests (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Bronchiectasis (American Lung Association)
- Chest Pain, Acute (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Children and Croup (National Jewish Medical and Research Center)
- Chronic Lung Disease in Infancy May Lead to Continued Problems in Adolescence (Nemours Foundation)
- Cleaning of Portable Humidifiers and Vaporizers at Home (National Jewish Medical and Research Center)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Lung Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Respiratory Tract Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Collapsed Lung (Atelectasis) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Coping with Indoor Air Pollution (American Association for Respiratory Care)
- Excess Body Weight and Outcomes of Acute Lung Injury Requiring Mechanical Ventilation (American College of Physicians)
- FDA Approves Device to Treat Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Flexible Bronchoscopy (American College of Chest Physicians) - Links to PDF File
- Forest Fires and Respiratory Health (American Lung Association)
- Genes and Disease: Respiratory Diseases (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Goodpasture's Syndrome (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (American Lung Association)
- Helping Your Child Breathe Easier (American Association for Respiratory Care)
- Hispanics and Lung Disease (American Lung Association)
- Home Humidifiers: Soothe Your Nose, Throat and Skin (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Home Oxygen Therapy (American Association for Respiratory Care)
- Hot Tub Lung (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- How to Plan for Air Travel When You Need Supplemental Oxygen (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Hyperinflated Lungs (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- JAMA Patient Page: Assisted Breathing (American Medical Association)
- JAMA Patient Page: Lung Disease (American Medical Association)
- Loeffler's Syndrome (Pulmonary Eosinophilia) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Looking at Your Lungs (Nemours Foundation)
- Lung Disease (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Lungs and Respiratory System (Nemours Foundation)
- Lungs and Respiratory System (Nemours Foundation)
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) (American Lung Association)
- Mechanical Ventilation: Beyond the Intensive Care Unit (American College of Chest Physicians)
- Minimizing the Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution (American Association for Respiratory Care)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Lung Health Education Program
- New Edition of Lung Disease Data Report Updates Resource with Newest Available Statistics (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- New Research Outlines Public Health Consequences of World Trade Center Disaster (National Institutes of Health)
- Occupational Respiratory Diseases: Your Workplace and Your Lungs (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Passive Smoke (National Jewish Medical and Research Center)
- Pleurisy (Google Health)
- Pleurisy (MayoClinic)
- Pneumonitis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Pneumothorax (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (American Lung Association)
- Pulmonary Edema (MayoClinic)
- Radiography -- Chest (Chest X-ray) (Radiological Society of North America)
- Respiratory Diseases (Medline Plus)
- Respiratory Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome of the Newborn (American Lung Association)
- Respiratory Failure (Merck & Co., Inc.)
- Respiratory Home Health Care (American Association for Respiratory Care)
- Restrictive vs. Obstructive Lung Disease: What's the Difference? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Spirometry (National Lung Health Education Program)
- Spontaneous Pneumothorax (American Lung Association)
- Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN) (Nemours Foundation)
- What Is ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)? (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
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