Chapter 5
Chest Injuries
Chapter 5
Chest Injuries
The pleura is a thin membrane surrounding the lungs and lining the chest cavity, with a fluid-filled pleural cavity in between for lung protection and …
Pleural effusion is an abnormal fluid accumulation in the pleural cavity, a narrow space between the lungs and the chest wall. It is not a disease per se …
Clinical manifestations of pleural effusion secondary to pneumonia include pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea, while the underlying pneumonia can present …
Flail chest is a traumatic condition that occurs when three or more adjacent ribs fracture in multiple places, causing a section of the chest wall to move …
Management of a flail chest includes assessing the injury in which healthcare providers collect a detailed history of the traumatic event, including the …
A pneumothorax is an abnormal accumulation of air in the pleural space between the chest wall and the lungs.
This can lead to a loss of the normal …
The clinical symptoms of patients with a simple pneumothorax often experience sudden, sharp chest pain on the affected side that worsens with breathing or …
Pneumothorax (PTX) represents accumulation of the air in the pleural space. A large or tension pneumothorax can collapse the lung and cause hemodynamic …
Consultative ultrasound performed by radiologists has traditionally not been used for imaging the lungs, as the lungs' air-filled nature normally …
Local anesthetic thoracoscopy (LAT) is a minimally invasive diagnostic procedure gaining recognition among chest physicians for managing undiagnosed …