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- Contents
- Advance Praise
- About the Editors
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Prologue
- Section 1Administration
- Section 2Clinical Setting and Education
- Section 3New Developments
- Section 4Clinical
- Section 5Disasters Including Pandemics
- Section 6Financial
- Section 7Observation Medicine Regulations and Guidelines
- Section 8Observation Medicine Administration
- Section 9International
- Section 10Administrative Policies
- Section 11Protocols
- Section 12Order Sets
- Index
34 - Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
from Subsection 4B - Clinical – Respiratory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 June 2025
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Advance Praise
- About the Editors
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Prologue
- Section 1Administration
- Section 2Clinical Setting and Education
- Section 3New Developments
- Section 4Clinical
- Section 5Disasters Including Pandemics
- Section 6Financial
- Section 7Observation Medicine Regulations and Guidelines
- Section 8Observation Medicine Administration
- Section 9International
- Section 10Administrative Policies
- Section 11Protocols
- Section 12Order Sets
- Index
Summary
Spontaneous pneumothoraces, which have no preceding traumatic or iatrogenic cause, are divided into two groups: primary: occurs in those with no underlying parenchymal disease, and secondary; occurs in those with underlying parenchymal disease, e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Standard erect chest radiographs (CXR) with PA and lateral views in inspiration are recommended for the diagnosis of pneumothorax. Treatment varies depending on factors such as size, symptoms and clinical stability. British Thoracic Society guidelines recommends simple needle aspiration as the first line treatment for all symptomatic primary spontaneous pneumothoraces.
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- Observation MedicinePrinciples and Protocols, pp. 185 - 190Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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