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.
Treatment depends on the underlying cause of pleurisy and the pleural effusion; and is done accordingly. If bacterial pneumonia is causing the pleurisy, then antibiotics are given to control the infection. If any viral infection is the cause, then pleurisy will often resolve on its own.