Patients with underlying asthma or COPD should be treated urgently if patient has a tension pneumothorax or a symptomatic spontaneous pneumothorax as this can result in life …

2025年3月4日 · Both spontaneous and traumatic pneumothorax can evolve into tension pneumothorax, which is a life-threatening condition that can lead to significant respiratory …

2020年9月3日 · Tension pneumothorax develops in 1% to 2% of cases initially presenting as idiopathic spontaneous pneumothorax. Meanwhile, the iatrogenic pneumothorax rate is rising …

2023年7月24日 · Patients may present with a variety of symptoms including tachycardia and dyspnea. A feared complication is tension pneumothorax. The diagnosis of spontaneous …

2024年8月8日 · A pneumothorax can be caused by a blunt or penetrating chest injury, certain medical procedures, or damage from underlying lung disease. Or it may occur for no obvious …

The mechanism of tension pneumothorax is said to be a valvular defect in the visceral pleura such that air enters the pleural space in inspiration but cannot exit in expiration, leading to a …

2023年11月16日 · A spontaneous pneumothorax is a collapsed lung that happens without an injury. Types include: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax: When no underlying health …

2010年3月25日 · A chest examination revealed decreased breath sounds on the right side accompanied by resonance on percussion. A chest film showed tension pneumothorax, . . .

Spontaneous pneumothorax prognosis. Tension pneumothorax is a potentially life-threatening condition, due to restriction of venous return, and respiratroy and cardiac shock. Otherwise, …

2024年11月12日 · Treatment of a tension pneumothorax is an extreme medical emergency when a life can be saved or lost on the basis of correct recognition and rapid decompression.