Presentation
Acute shortness of breath. No trauma.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Tension pneumothorax (serial imaging)
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Large right sided pneumothorax with mediastinal shift.
Left lung clear.
Normal thoracic cage.
From the case:
Tension pneumothorax (serial imaging)
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Right pleural drain in situ.
Large right pneumothorax. The mediastinal shift has resolved with the trachea in the midline.
Heart size normal. Left lung clear.
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Right pleural drain in situ.
The right pneumothorax has resolved.
Heart size normal. Left lung clear.
Case Discussion
Imaging from the initial presentation with a tension pneumothorax to drain insertion then resolution.
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