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Understanding Pneumomediastinum and Pneumothorax by nithin shenoi is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax are both conditions involving the presence of air outside the lungs. Pneumomediastinum involves air in the mediastinum, presenting as streaky lucencies extending into the neck. Pneumothorax involves air in the pleural space, presenting variably from no symptoms to severe dyspnea. Both can range from simple to life-threatening if tension develops from increasing air compression.
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- nithin shenoi
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- EN