Investigation of pleuritic chest pain (summary)
Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 11 Jul 2018
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Jones J, Bell D, Investigation of pleuritic chest pain (summary). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-30142
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21 Jul 2014,
Jeremy Jones ◉
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11 Jul 2018,
Daniel J Bell ◉
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This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Pleuritic chest pain is chest pain that is precipitated by movement or forceful breathing and tends to be sharp in nature. It is often accompanied by a perception of dyspnea which may be secondary to suppression of respiration.
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Pathophysiology
Pleuritic chest pain is caused by the irritation of the nerves in the parietal pleura - the visceral pleura has no innervation. Branches of the intercostal nerves innervate the rib cage and lateral hemidiaphragm while branches of the phrenic nerve innervate the ipsilateral neck, shoulder and central hemidiaphragm.
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