Presentation
Right sided pleuritic chest pain
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
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Large right pneumothorax. Small pleural effusion.
Case Discussion
Inspiratory/expiratory projections are one technique that can be used to make a pneumothorax more obvious. Expiration results in the lung reducing in volume, becoming more dense and making the pneumothorax easier to identify.