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Pneumothorax
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Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax is air in the pleural space. Spontaneous (primary: tall thin males; secondary: underlying lung disease), traumatic, or tension. Tension PTX is a life-threatening emergency.
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Thoracic Endotracheal Tube Insertion During Prehospital Thoracostomy: A Case Report.
Tension Pneumothorax: What Is an Effective Treatment?
The Benefit of Ultrasound in Deciding Between Tube Thoracostomy and Observative Management in Hemothorax Resulting from Blunt Chest Trauma.
Bilateral tension pneumothoraces and subcutaneous emphysema following colonoscopic polypectomy: a case report and discussion of anesthesia considerations.
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Your pleura is a large, thin sheet of tissue that wraps around the outside of your lungs and lines the inside of your chest cavity. Between the layers of the pleura is a very thin space. Normally it's filled with a small amount of fluid. The fluid helps the two layers of the pleura glide smoothly past each other as your lungs breathe air in and out.Disorders of the pleura include:Pleurisy - inflammation of the pleur…
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Optimal Postoperative Chest Tube and Pain Management in Patients Surgically Treated for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax (Pneumotrial)
Guidelines lack high quality evidence on optimal postoperative chest tube and pain management after surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP). This results in great variability in postoperative care and length of hospital stay (LO…
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Pleural Disorders
Your pleura is a large, thin sheet of tissue that wraps around the outside of your lungs and lines the inside of your chest cavity. Between the layers of the pleura is a very thin space. Normally it's filled with a small amount of fluid. The fluid helps the two layers of the pleura glide smoothly past each other as your lungs breathe air in and out.Disorders of the pleura include:Pleurisy - inflammation of the pleur…
Collapsed Lung
A collapsed lung happens when air enters the pleural space, the area between the lung and the chest wall. If it is a total collapse, it is called pneumothorax. If only part of the lung is affected, it is called atelectasis.Causes of a collapsed lung include:Lung diseases such as pneumonia or lung cancerBeing on a breathing machineSurgery on the chest or abdomenA blocked airwayIf only a small area of the lung is affe…