Presentation
Shortness of breath and right sided chest pain.
Patient Data
Age: 20 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Tension pneumothorax series
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Large right sided pneumothorax with mediastinal shift. Also note widening of the intercostal spaces on the right.
Heart size normal. Left lung clear.
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Large right pneumothorax, but decreased in size since the aspiration with resolution of the mediastinal shift.
Heart size normal. Left lung clear.
From the case:
Tension pneumothorax series
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Right pleural drain.
Large right sided pneumothorax.
Heart size normal. Left lung clear.
From the case:
Tension pneumothorax series
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The right sided pneumothorax has further reduced in size.
Case Discussion
Spontaneous tension pneumothorax in a young male with the subsequent immediate aspiration and then formal pleural drain insertion.
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