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Pleurisy Learning Center
Complications could include:
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Breathing difficulty; Collapsed lung due to thoracentesis; Complications from the original illness;
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Prompt diagnosis, followed by appropriate treatment, ensures a good recovery for most pleurisy patients. Generally speaking, the prognosis for pleurisy is linked to the seriousness of its cause. Therefore, the outcome of pleurisy caused by a disea...
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Breathing difficulty involves a sensation of difficult or uncomfortable breathing or a feeling of not getting enough air. See also: Difficulty breathing - first aid
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Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, is a feeling of difficult or labored breathing that is out of proportion to the patient's level of physical activity. It is a symptom of a variety of different diseases or disorders and may be either acute or chronic.
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Atelectasis is the collapse of part or all of a lung. See also: Pneumothorax
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Atelectasis is a collapse of lung tissue affecting part or all of one lung. This condition prevents normal oxygen absoption to healthy tissues. A computed tomography (CT) scan through a patient's chest.The collapsed lung appears at the right of th...
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