Tension pneumothorax

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones ◉

Diagnosis certain

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Citation:

Jones J, Tension pneumothorax. Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 22 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13254

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13254

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https://radiopaedia.org/cases/13254

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13254

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Jeremy Jones had no recorded disclosures.

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Case published:

18 Mar 2011

Revisions:

6 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

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Acute shortness of breath.

From the case: Tension pneumothorax

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Tension pneumothorax.

Case Discussion

Something you hope to never see in your plain film reporting pile: a tension pneumothorax.

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