Evaluation of pleuritis

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Key articles

Lee RW, Hodgson LE, Jackson MB, et al. Problem based review: pleuritic chest pain. Acute Med. 2012;11(3):172-82. Abstract

Roberts ME, Rahman NM, Maskell NA, et al. British Thoracic Society guideline for pleural disease. Thorax. 2023 Jul;78(suppl 3):s1-42.Full text

Metlay JP, Waterer GW, Long AC, et al. Diagnosis and treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia. an official clinical practice guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Oct 1;200(7):e45-67.Full text  Abstract

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