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What can cause a pneumothorax?
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Spontaneous- young males, congenital defect, tall and thin, COPD
Trauma Underlying lung disease |
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What is a pneumothorax?
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Air within pleural space which originated from the lung
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What are the symptoms of a pneumothorax?
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Acute unilateral pleuritic pain
Dyspnoea |
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What are the signs of a pneumothorax?
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Tachycardia
Reduced expansion Hyper-resonant percussion and reduced breath sounds Mediastinal shift Trachea deviated away from side of pneumothorax in tension Decreased BP Subcutaneous emphysema |
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What are the treatments of pneumothorax?
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Observation
Simple aspiration Chest drain Tension - venflon in 2nd intercostal space Persistent air leaks need talc pleurodesis |
