Judy is 16 years old and collapses on the gym floor with severe pain in her chest wall every time she takes a deep breath. She i
s rushed by ambulance to the emergency room. Judy is diagnosed with pleurisy and is given an anti-inflammatory drug through the intravenous route. Explain why an anti-inflammatory drug would be prescribed for someone with pleurisy.
Pleurisy occur when the Pleura- a layer consisting of layer of tissues that lines the chest cavity and a layer of tissues that surround the lungs- becomes inflammed thereby causing chest pain so therefore the best way to tackle the situation is to introduce an anti inflammatory drug which contains about half of analgesics which will help to remedy pain by reducing inflammation.
