Treatment For Tension Pneumothorax
Health Encyclopedia: Tension Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax - tension
Symptoms
- Sudden
chest pain -
Shortness of breath - Chest tightness
-
Easy fatigue -
Bluish color of the skin due to lack of oxygen -
Rapid heart rate - Low blood pressure
- Decreased mental alertness
-
Consciousness, decreased -
Breathing, rapid - Distended neck veins (the veins in the neck appear to bulge)
Signs and tests
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Health Guide
Traumatic pneumothorax
...a catheter to a vacuum bottle may re-expand the lung. When aspiration is not successful or the pneumothorax is large, the placement of a chest tube between the ribs into the pleural... Read more »Tension pneumothorax
A tension pneumothorax is a complete collapse of the lung. It occurs when air enters, but does not leave, the space around the lung (pleural space). It is alife-threatening... Read more »Tension pneumothorax
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A pneumothorax is collection of air or gas in the space surrounding the lungs. Alternative Names Air around the lung; Air outside the lung Causes, incidence,... Read more »Pneumothorax
...episodes. Support Groups Expectations (prognosis) Up to 50% of patientswho have apneumothorax will have another, but there are no long-term complications following successful... Read more »Images
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