Pneumothorax Treatment
Health Encyclopedia: Tension Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax - tension
Symptoms
- Sudden
chest pain -
Shortness of breath - Chest tightness
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Easy fatigue -
Bluish color of the skin due to lack of oxygen -
Rapid heart rate - Low blood pressure
- Decreased mental alertness
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Consciousness, decreased -
Breathing, rapid - Distended neck veins (the veins in the neck appear to bulge)
Signs and tests
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Health Guide
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 »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 »Spontaneous pneumothorax
...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... Read more »Pneumothorax
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 »Spontaneous pneumothorax
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... Read more »Images
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