Friday, October, 23, 2009
Pneumothorax Treatment
Health Encyclopedia: Tension Pneumothorax
Alternative Names
Pneumothorax - tension
Symptoms
- Sudden chest pain
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Shortness of breath
- Chest tightness
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Easy fatigue
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Bluish color
of the skin due to lack of oxygen
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Rapid heart rate
- Low blood pressure
- Decreased mental alertness
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Consciousness, decreased
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Breathing, rapid
- Distended neck veins (the veins in the neck appear to bulge)
Signs and tests
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Expert & Community Posts
By Jane M. Martin
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Health Expert
...remove small blebs that are causing lung collapse (pneumothorax). Bullectomy is done once in a...
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Health Expert
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By Dr. Bill Quick
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By Teri Robert
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Health Guide
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...
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...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...
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...pleural space allows the evacuation of air when simple aspiration is not successful or if the
pneumothorax is large. Re-expansion of the lung may take several days with the...
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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,...
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Spontaneous
pneumothorax is a collection of air or gas in the chest that causes the lung to collapse. Spontaneous means there is notraumatic injury to the chest or...
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