Assess for pneumothorax using pleural sliding and lung point using 2D and M-Mode. Identify A-line vs. B-line profile. Identify C-profile and air bronchograms (static vs. dynamic). Identify pleural ...

Thoracostomy tubes work by draining air or fluid from the chest cavity, and are most commonly used to treat pneumothorax or pleural effusion. Generally, a unilateral thoracostomy tube is ...

When a bleb ruptures the air escapes into the chest cavity causing a pneumothorax (air between the lung and chest ... left in to help adhere the once deflated lung to the chest wall (pleural symphysis ...

If an individual has Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome, then it’s very important that we’re able to diagnose it, because they and their family members may also be at risk of kidney cancer,” said Professor ...

The overall complication rate for patients who underwent thoracentesis was 26%, including four cases of pneumothorax ... line treatment for acute heart failure patients with low LVEF and pleural ...

or air (pneumothorax) in the chest cavity. Our interests and expertise cover the whole spectrum of diseases which commonly affect the pleura. Our clinical pleural service, from which the majority of ...

Minimal pleural swelling is also noted in the context of the known pneumothorax. Jorge will remain under observation for a few days in Hamad International Hospital until the pneumothorax resolves.