Diagnosaurus
Pneumothorax
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Etiology
Primary pneumothorax
- Apical bleb rupture (tall, thin males age 10-30)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (ruptured bleb or bulla)
- Asthma
- Cystic fibrosis
- Tuberculosis
- Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
- Menstruation (catamenial pneumothorax)
- Interstitial lung disease, eg, sarcoidosis, lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), eosinophilic granuloma (Langerhans cell histiocytosis, histiocytosis X)
- Penetrating or blunt trauma
- Lung infection
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Positive-pressure mechanical ventilation
- Penetrating or blunt trauma
- Thoracentesis
- Pleural biopsy
- Percutaneous or transbronchial lung
- Central line placement
- Positive-pressure mechanical ventilation
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Etiology
Primary pneumothorax
- Apical bleb rupture (tall, thin males age 10-30)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (ruptured bleb or bulla)
- Asthma
- Cystic fibrosis
- Tuberculosis
- Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
- Menstruation (catamenial pneumothorax)
- Interstitial lung disease, eg, sarcoidosis, lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), eosinophilic granuloma (Langerhans cell histiocytosis, histiocytosis X)
- Penetrating or blunt trauma
- Lung infection
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Positive-pressure mechanical ventilation
- Penetrating or blunt trauma
- Thoracentesis
- Pleural biopsy
- Percutaneous or transbronchial lung
- Central line placement
- Positive-pressure mechanical ventilation
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Pneumothorax." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. 5minute, www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114770/all/Pneumothorax.
Zeiger RF. Pneumothorax. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114770/all/Pneumothorax. Accessed April 9, 2020.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Pneumothorax. In Diagnosaurus (4th edition). McGraw-Hill Education. Retrieved April 09, 2020, from https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114770/all/Pneumothorax
Zeiger RF. Pneumothorax [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2020 April 09]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/5minute/view/Diagnosaurus/114770/all/Pneumothorax.
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