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.
Pleurodesis is a more invasive form of treatment for pneumothorax. This procedure is used to both treat a collapsed lung and to help prevent it from recurring. During pleurodesis, your doctor essentially destroys the pleural space so that air and fluids can no longer accumulate.