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).
Analgesics - This class of drugs are also used to treat the pain of pleurisy. Antibiotics - If the pleural fluid is infected with bacteria, treatment involves antibiotics and draining the fluid. Anti fungals - Treatment for pleurisy often involves long-term use antifungal medicines for cases of infection from a fungus.