PNEUMOTHORAX Description Pneumothorax is presence of air in the pleural cavity. It prevents your lung from expanding properly when you try to breathe in‚ causing shortness of breath and chest pain. It is also called as Collapse lung. A primary pneumothorax occurs without an apparent cause and in the absence of significant lung disease‚ while a secondary pneumothorax occurs in the presence of existing lung pathology. Tension pneumothorax develops occasionally and is a medical emergency. Unless reversed
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THE CHEST EXAMINATION Physical examination of the chest The chest indicates the region that lies under the neck and above the abdomen. Chest wall is composed of sternum‚ ribs‚ and vertebras. The anterior part is a little shorter than the posterior part. Chest examination includes many components: chest shape‚ chest wall‚ breasts‚ vessels‚ mediastinum‚ bronchus‚ lung‚ pleura‚ heart‚ and lymph nodes‚ etc. In addition to general physical examination‚ the following check methods have been
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lips finished the last word‚ I felt a drop of sweat fall onto my pant leg. My head ached and I started to hyperventilate. Everyone else seemed to be fine‚ so normal. I grabbed my friend’s shoulder as I felt like my heart was going to burst out of my chest. In a muttered manner I said‚ “I need some fresh air.” As I scraped my feet along the door‚ I stepped to the outside of the door with the hope that some cold air would aid‚ what seemed to be‚ a heart attack. I wanted to figure out the cause of
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Case Study-Harry Tonka (Chest Pain) Case Scenario Harry Tonka entered the emergency department with midsternal chest pain‚ which started while he was playing basketball at the gym. Harry Tonka is 42 years old and 5’10” tall‚ and weighs 205 pounds. He smokes one pack of cigarettes per day and works in a office. On admission‚ he complains of nausea but no vomiting and no diaphoresis. His blood pressure is 175/92 mm Hg; his temperature is 99ºF‚ pulse is 127 beats per minute‚ and respiration rate is
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A pneumothorax is the development of trapped air in the thoracic cavity that can lead to the collapse of one‚ or both lungs if left untreated. There are two main types of pneumothorax‚ traumatic pneumothorax‚ and spontaneous pneumothorax‚ with spontaneous pneumothorax being broken down into primary pneumothorax and secondary pneumothorax. There are several risk factors and causes of a pneumothorax. It is important to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of a pneumothorax and how to treat
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The peer reviewed article‚ “Spontaneous Pneumothorax” by Laszlo Bense‚ states what specifically happens when a pneumothorax occurs‚ what causes them‚ and just a few ways to prevent them. First of all‚ a pneumothorax is the medical term for a collapsed lung‚ which is something I did not know before I read these articles. So the first thing this article talked about was how a collapsed lung happens. It basically describes it as air filling your pleural cavity because of a slight rupture or opening
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Insertion Sort Insertion sort belongs to the O(n2) sorting algorithms. Unlike many sorting algorithms with quadratic complexity‚ it is actually applied in practice for sorting small arrays of data. For instance‚ it is used to improve quicksort routine. Some sources notice‚ that people use same algorithm ordering items‚ for example‚ hand of cards. Algorithm Insertion sort algorithm somewhat resembles selection sort. Array is imaginary divided into two parts - sorted one and unsorted one. At the
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Small Pain in My Chest by Michael Mack was read over to 5000 people‚ at the funeral of the first Blackhawk helicopter pilot‚ who was shot down in Iraq. It is also read at the Vietnam Veterans meetings. The poem shows the pain suffered by the soldiers in a war. It also portrays the human spirits in times of war and crisis. The summary of the poem Small Pain in My Chest is given below. Stanza 1: The narrator comes across a soldier who was sitting under a tree‚ peacefully. As the narrator walks towards
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Chest Trauma Chest trauma is classified as either blunt or penetrating. 1. Blunt Chest Trauma I. Definition a. Blunt chest trauma results from sudden compression or positive pressure inflicted to the chest wall. Motor vehicle crashes (trauma due to steering wheel‚ seat belt)‚ falls‚ and bicycle crashes (trauma due to handle bars) are the most common causes of blunt chest trauma. II. Pathophysiology Injuries to the chest are often life-threatening and result in one or
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there is more Cr in the blood) * Type and cross match * Cardiac markers * Urinalysis * PT‚ PTT‚ INR platelet counts * Because of blood thinners (PT and Coumadin & PTT and heparin) * Diagnostic tests * Chest x-ray – enlargement of the heart and congestion of the lungs * Arterial blood gas (ABG) * pH * show you what your O2 level is * how well your heart and lungs are working together to supply body with oxygen
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