The name of the condition created when pus is not cleared from the pleural cavity and makes a fibrous constrictive layer is:

a. COPD
b. pleurisy
c. empyema
d. pneumonia


c

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Patient presented at the ED stating she was having severe chest pain and dyspnea. She is highly anxious to the point of crying. She describes the pain as like a "two ton weight on my chest." She denies any radiation of the pain. EKG showed sinus tachycardia, but was otherwise WNL. Cardiac enzymes were WNL. After being given anti-anxiety medication, she calmed down and said the chest pain was

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