Medical image of the week: pneumothorax with air bronchograms
| Autor: | Huthayfa Ateeli, Steve Knoper |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
pneumothroax lcsh:R5-130.5 business.industry air bronchogram lcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid complication lcsh:RC86-88.9 adult respiratory distress syndrome respiratory system medicine.disease cardiopulmonary resuscitation chest x-ray respiratory tract diseases Pneumothorax positive end expiratory pressure CPR Medicine Radiology influenza business PEEP lcsh:General works |
| Zdroj: | Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 129-130 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2160-6773 |
| Popis: | No abstract available. Article truncated at 150 words. Development of pneumothoraces in critically ill patients is commonly encountered in the critical care unit (ICU). Incidence has been reported between 4-15% of patients. In most instances, pneumothorax in the ICU is considered a medical emergency especially when the patient is mechanically ventilated (1). Here, we present a 61-year-old man with a past medical history of insulin dependent diabetes and paraplegia from prior spine injury who presented with acute respiratory distress after a pulseless electrical activity cardiac arrest. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was initiated by emergency medical services at home, and continued and the emergency department (ED) for a total of 30 minutes. The patient presented previously to the ED, one week prior, for a mild respiratory illness and tested positive for influenza B. He was sent home on oseltamivir. His family is unsure of compliance with medication but reported he was clinically stable up to the morning of presentation. The ... |
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