Presentation
Acute shortness of breath.
Patient Data
Age: Adult
Gender: Female
Chest x-ray demonstrates a large left sided pneumothorax. The lung is almost completely collapsed, and there is shift of the mediastinum towards the right.
Case Discussion
A tension pneumothorax is one of the classic life and death medical emergencies. Prompt recognition and treatment of the condition can avoid an often rapid death.
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