Chapter 10: Nursing Management: Patients With Chest and ...

Pleuritic chest wall pain--Inflammation of the serous membrane lining between the lung & chest wall, causing pain with inspiration & expiration or cough. Pneumonia--Inflammation of the lungs caused primarily by bacteria, viruses, chemical irritants, vegetable dusts and allergy. Usual symptoms are fever, cough, and chest pain. Circulatory Conditions ................
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