Items tagged “pneumothorax”
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Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax, commonly abbreviated to PTX, (plural: pneumothoraces) refers to the presence of gas (often air) in the pleural space. When this collection of gas constantly enlarges with resulting compression of mediastinal structures, it can be life-threatening and is known as a tension pneumotho...
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Left-sided SVC
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Pneumothorax
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23 Apr 2010
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Hyaline membrane disease
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30 Jul 2010
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Deep sulcus sign
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29 Sep 2010
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Pneumothorax due to rib fractures
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15 Jan 2011
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Spontaneous pneumothorax
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18 Jul 2011
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Right-sided pneumothorax due to rib fracture
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28 Aug 2011
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Pneumothorax
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09 Feb 2012
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Pneumothorax
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09 May 2012
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Pneumothorax
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30 Jul 2012
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Pneumomediastinum and differential diagnoses
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22 Nov 2012
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Trapped lung
Trapped lung is a type of unexpandable lung, and the term is used when a thick, fibrotic visceral pleural rind prevents lung expansion. This is commonly post-pneumonic, occurring when active pleural inflammation heals with fibrosis. This differs from the situation of actively inflamed and thicke...
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Tension pneumothorax
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01 Jun 2013
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Pneumothorax: inspiratory and expiratory films
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05 Jul 2013
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Traumatic pneumothorax
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02 Nov 2013
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Medial stripe sign
The medial stripe sign refers to an area of increased lucency at the interface of the medial lung and the mediastinum on a chest radiograph in a case of medial pneumothorax. A small pneumothorax generally accumulates anteriorly or medially which may be difficult to detect, hence this sign holds ...
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Malpositioned nasogastric tube complicated by pneumothorax
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17 May 2014
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Pneumothorax - stabbing
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11 Aug 2014
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Hemothorax and incidental lymphoma in a multitrauma patient
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26 Feb 2015
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