Large pneumothorax

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Sudden shortness of breath.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Large right sided pneumothorax with collapse of the right lung.

Minor mediastinal shift.

Left lung clear. 

Case Discussion

A textbook example of a large pneumothorax and a real opportunity to save a life with a plain radiograph.

 

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