Pneumothorax (summary)
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Pneumothorax describes gas within the pleural space. This may occur because of a number of reasons and may be spontaneous. Patients will not always be symptomatic and treatment will depend on the cause. Pneumothoraces may be small or very large. The larger the pneumothorax, the more likely it is to cause symptoms.
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Summary
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pathophysiology
- gas within the pleural space
- causes
- asthma/COPD
- trauma
- spontaneous, e.g. in Marfans
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investigation
- chest x-ray with show most pneumothoraces
- CT chest will show tiny pneumothoraces not shown on CXR
- usually find incidental asymptomatic pneumothoraces
-<p><strong>Pneumothorax</strong> describes gas within the pleural space. This may occur because of a number of reasons and may be spontaneous. Patients will not always be symptomatic and treatment will depend on the cause. Pneumothoraces may be small or very large. The larger the pneumothorax, the more likely it is to cause symptoms.</p><h4>Reference article</h4><p>This is a <a href="/articles/summary-article">summary article</a>; read more in our article on <a title="Pneumothorax" href="/articles/pneumothorax">pneumothorax</a>.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>- +<p><strong>Pneumothorax</strong> describes gas within the pleural space. This may occur because of a number of reasons and may be spontaneous. Patients will not always be symptomatic and treatment will depend on the cause. Pneumothoraces may be small or very large. The larger the pneumothorax, the more likely it is to cause symptoms.</p><h4>Reference article</h4><p>This is a <a href="/articles/summary-article">summary article</a>; read more in our article on <a href="/articles/pneumothorax">pneumothorax</a>.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>
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