Multiple choice

Inflammation of the lung covering, causing severe chest pain is known as

  1. apnoea

  2. hypoxia

  3. emphysema

  4. pleurisy

  5. orthopnea
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Explanation

When the outer covering of lung, i.e. the pleural membranes have any sign of inflammation, it is known as pleurisy . In this case, severe pain in chest occurs and the affected persons have acute breathing problems.

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