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In rare cases pneumomediastinum can be fatal. These cases are caused when a lung collapses because of air build up in the space around the lung or when air builds up in the chest, pushing the heart and blood vessels.
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∙ 15y agoSupposedly only 4 people have died from it Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Deaths_from_pneumothorax if you have it, my guess is that you wont die
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∙ 13y agoTension pneumothorax can cause death rapidly due to inadequate heart output or insufficient blood oxygen
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What is a force that acts on particles at a liquids surface?
Surface tension. It always tends to acquire minimum surface area thats why water droplets form spherical shape.
Surface Tension is found in what?
Surface tension is found in Liquid
Is the inward force among the molecules of a liquid?
The inward force among the molecules of a liquid is Surface Tension
What substance has the largest surface tension at room temperature?
The highest surface tension at 15 0C is the surface tension of mercury: 487 dyn/cm.
What happens to the surface tension of a liquid when it is heated?
As heat increases the surface tension decreases.
Can open pneumothorax lead to tension pneumothorax?
yes
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 the difference between tension pneumothorax and spontaneous pneumothorax?
tracheal deviation
What are you attempting to prevent by sealing a sucking chest wound with an occlusive dressing?
Tension pneumothorax
Is Tension Pneumothorax within an LVN's scope of practice or an RN's scope of practice?
Tension pneumothorax is a diagnosis, not an intervention. Nurse practice acts define the scope of practice in terms of interventions, not in terms of medical problems. Consider what interventions you're asking about.
What are the indications of inter coastal drainage?
pneumothorax tension pnemothorax spontaneous pnemothorax haemopnemothorax rib fracture emphyma
What are you attempting to prevent by sealing a sucking chest wound?
Tension pneumothorax which is where the lung cavity fills with air and crushes the remaining good lung.
The difference between pleural effusion and a pneumothorax?
Pneumothorax is the result of an injury where air gets into the chest cavity. It can result from an open wound in the chest, such as by being stabbed, or it can occur from a closed wound such as broken ribs. Tension pneumothorax is the buildup of air in the chest cavity collapses the lung and puts pressure on the heart, which then can't pump blood effectively.
Do most people recover from pneumothorax?
Most people recover fully from spontaneous pneumothorax
What is a sentence for vocab word tension?
do not take too much of tension. tension can kill a man very easily.
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 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
