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Most people recover fully from spontaneous pneumothorax
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What are the types of pneumothorax?
There are four types of pneumothorax. The types are: traumatic pneumothorax, tension pneumothorax, primary spontaneous pneumothorax, and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.
Can open pneumothorax lead to tension pneumothorax?
yes
What is the difference between tension pneumothorax and spontaneous pneumothorax?
tracheal deviation
How did people recover from the Hiroshima bombing?
Most casualties didn't recover from the sickness. The cancer rate grew and malformations were common.
What is the standard treatment for a pneumothorax?
The standard treatment for a pneumothorax involves a course of intravenous antibiotics. Some cases also require prophylactic antibiotics and even intercostal nerve blocks to help patients be more comfortable.
What can cause a pneumothorax?
It can result from:A penetrating chest woundBarotrauma to the lungsSpontaneously (most commonly in tall slim young males and in Marfan syndrome)Chronic lung pathologies including emphysema, asthmaAcute infectionsAcupunctureChronic infections, such as tuberculosisCancerCatamenial pneumothorax (due to endometriosis in the chest cavity)11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumothorax
What is the difference pneumothorax and hemothorax?
A pneumothorax is a pocket of air in the chest cavity, and a hemothorax is a pocket of blood.
Does Hypersensitivity vasculitis get better?
Most people recover from it completely, even without treatment
What is an artificial pneumothorax?
Pneumothorax produced by the injection of air, or a more slowly absorbed gas such as nitrogen, into the pleural space to collapse the lung
What is the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity?
Pneumothorax-presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
How many people have died from antibiotics?
The vast majority of people recover from using antibiotics. It is often given to treat other diseases that kill people. Very rarely, people have allergic reactions to antibiotics, but most people recover from those as well.
Air in the thorax?
Pneumothorax
