Sudden lung collapse, known as spontaneous pneumothorax, can strike unexpectedly, leaving individuals gasping for relief.

Introduction and Purpose Measurements of chest wall thickness (CWT) to examine the potential failure rates of needle decompression in elite rugby players and compare to previous studies. Measurements ...

If the pneumothorax was smaller/stable, and asymptomatic, early discharge was initiated as above; (c) in cases of large/symptomatic 30 min pneumothorax; enlarging pneumothorax at 60 min; or persisting ...

Use of routine thoracentesis in addition to medical therapy yielded no significant benefits for adults with heart failure and pleural effusions, according to a new study. For patients with acute ...

Tension pneumothorax occurs when air is trapped in the pleural cavity. Treatment may include needle decompression. This article was originally posted Jan. 17, 2011. It has been updated to include ...

Shedeur Sanders faced significant criticism after blaming his offensive line for his poor performance in the team’s 28-10 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The ...

A malignant pleural effusion can occur as a complication of cancer. Learn the symptoms and causes, and how it is diagnosed and treated.

Pneumothorax A collapsed lung is called pneumothorax, and it can follow trauma to the chest wall. The collapse of one or both lungs can lead to a buildup of air or gas in the pleural cavity.

Point-of-care lung ultrasonography allows for the assessment of patients with acute dyspnea, which is usually associated with pneumonia, pulmonary edema, pleural effusion, or pneumothorax and may ...

Radiologists had a lower rate of false positives when detecting airspace disease, pneumothorax and pleural effusion on chest X-rays compared with artificial intelligence tools, according to ...

Only the SmartUrgences algorithm, when tuned to high specificity, did not produce more false positives than radiologists in flagging pneumothorax and pleural effusion.