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What are the risk factors for primary pneumothorax? |
1. Smoking 2. Family hx 3. Marfan's 4. Homocystinuria |
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What are the MCC of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax? |
1. COPD 2. CF 3. PCP 4. TB |
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What imaging can be used for pneumothorax? |
1. Plain film 2. CT 3. Ultrasound |
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What is the sign for a pneumothorax on a supine plain film CXR? |
1. Deep sulcus sign from accumulation of gas in subpulonic location 2. >500 cc air |
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What is the sign of a pneumothorax on an upright CXR? |
-Lung volume loss and collapse -As little as 50 cc of air |
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What is the easiest way to detct a pneumothorax using a CXR? |
1. Lateral decubitus-- only needs 5 cc of air |
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What is the best imaging modality to detect a pneumothorax? |
CT |
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What are the signs of pneumothorax on US? |
1. Sliding lung 2. Comet tail sign (B-lines) |
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What is a simple pneumothorax? |
-Pleural pressure<atmospheric pressure |
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What is a tension pneumothorax? |
-Pleural pressure>atmospheric pressure |
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What is an open pneumothorax? |
-Related to trauma with an open chest wall |
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What is an ex vacuo pneumothorax? |
1. Related to atelectasis 2. Tx with bronchoscopy |
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How do you tx small, uncomplicated pneumothorax? |
1. Observation |
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What is the general tx for pneumothorax? |
1. Observation 2. O2 3. Aspiration 4. Chest-tube thoracostomy 5. Video-assisted thoroscopy-- pleurodesis |
