Pleurisy laboratory findings

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Laboratory Findings

When a patient has pleurisy, the normally smooth lining of the lung (the pleura) becomes rough. They rub together with each breath, and may produce a rough, grating sound called a "friction rub". The following tests are needed:

• CBC

• Thoracentesis

• Ultrasound of the chest

• X-ray of the chest