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).
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.