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It can result from:
- A penetrating chest wound
- Barotrauma to the lungs
- Spontaneously (most commonly in tall slim young males and in Marfan syndrome)
- Chronic lung pathologies including emphysema, Asthma
- Acute infections
- Acupuncture
- Chronic infections, such as tuberculosis
- Cancer
- Catamenial pneumothorax (due to endometriosis in the chest cavity)1
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumothorax
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What are the types of pneumothorax?
There are four types of pneumothorax. The types are: traumatic pneumothorax, tension pneumothorax, primary spontaneous pneumothorax, and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.
What is an artificial pneumothorax?
Pneumothorax produced by the injection of air, or a more slowly absorbed gas such as nitrogen, into the pleural space to collapse the lung
Can open pneumothorax lead to tension pneumothorax?
yes
What is the difference between tension pneumothorax and spontaneous pneumothorax?
tracheal deviation
Do most people recover from pneumothorax?
Most people recover fully from spontaneous pneumothorax
What is the difference pneumothorax and hemothorax?
A pneumothorax is a pocket of air in the chest cavity, and a hemothorax is a pocket of blood.
What is the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity?
Pneumothorax-presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
Air in the thorax?
Pneumothorax
What are signs of pneumothorax?
your sex- Men have a higher risk of having a pneumothorax, although some women have certain risk factors (age, ethnicity, sexual activity) that could lead to pneumothorax caused by the the inflammation of the cervix. smoking- Its the number one cause of spontaneous pneumothorax. The risk increases over how long you have been smoking for (continuous degradation) and how often you smoke. lung disease- This is fairly obvious because, if you have chronic or temporary lung disease your lung wall is going to be weaker. history of pneumothorax- if you have had pneumothorax in the past you have a risk of having it again, generally it occurs within 1 or 2 years of the pneumothorax especially if it was small and healed on its own.
What is an apical pneumothorax?
Apical generally refers to the the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, like the lung or the heart. This means that apical pneumothorax is pneumothorax that is being caused at the tip of the lung. Incase you don't know pneumothorax is a colapsed lung. This is generally from a puncture in the lung from multiple possible causes.
How is pneumothorax diagnosed?
To diagnose pneumothorax, it is necessary for the health care provider to listen to the chest (auscultation) during a physical examination
What has the author James J Waring written?
James J. Waring has written: 'Spontaneous pneumothorax' -- subject(s): Pneumothorax
