Übersetzung für 'pneumothorax' von Englisch nach Deutsch

pneumothorax <PT>

Pneumothorax {m}med.

Gasbrust {f}med.

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pneumothorax

Pneu {m} [Fachjargon] [Pneumothorax]med.

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catamenial pneumothorax <CPT>

katamenialer Pneumothorax {m}med.

spontaneous pneumothorax

Spontanpneumothorax {m}med.

tension pneumothorax

Spannungs­pneumothorax {m}med.

valvular pneumothorax

Ventilpneumothorax {m}med.

• A pulmonary laceration can cause air to leak out of the lacerated lung Pulmonary laceration invariably results in pneumothorax (due to torn airways), hemothorax (due to torn blood vessels), or a hemopneumothorax (with both blood and air in the chest cavity).
• "Stratosphere sign" is a clinical medical ultrasound finding usually in an eFAST examination that can prove presence of a pneumothorax.
• Some sources claim this entity represents 3 to 6% of pneumothorax in women.
• They are typically used to treat open, or "sucking," chest wounds (open pneumothorax) to alleviate or prevent a tension pneumothorax (a serious complication of a simple pneumothorax).
• Hemopneumothorax, or haemopneumothorax, is the condition of having both air (pneumothorax) and blood (hemothorax) in the chest cavity.

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• A pneumothorax is a hole in the pleura covering the lung allowing air in the lung to escape into the pleural cavity.
• The incidence of pneumothorax is highest with subclavian vein catheterization due to its anatomic proximity to the apex of the lung.
• On radiological studies, pneumothorax is visualized using conventional chest x-rays and CT scans.
• Pneumothorax ex vacuo is a rare type of pneumothorax which forms adjacent to an atelectatic lobe.
• Mach effect can also lead to an erroneous diagnosis of pneumothorax by creating a dark line at the lung periphery (whereas a true pneumothorax will have a white pleural line).

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