How does pneumothorax occur? The symptoms and their causes must be detailed!

Pneumothorax is a lung disease in which naturally occurring air in the pleural cavity enters the pleural cavity, resulting in increased pressure in the pleural cavity and compression of the lungs. Pneumothorax can be divided into two types: spontaneous pneumothorax and traumatic pneumothorax. Spontaneous pneumothorax refers to a pneumothorax caused by increased pressure of air in the pleural space in the absence of external injury.

Traumatic pneumothorax is a pneumothorax caused by chest trauma or surgical procedures.

**Methods of pneumothorax usually include chest drainage, thoracostomy drainage, pneumothorax acupuncture, surgery, etc. Chest drainage is the placement of a catheter in the pleural cavity to drain gas or fluid that has accumulated in the pleural cavity. Thoracostomy drainage is based on chest drainage, through negative pressure suction, to accelerate the discharge of gas or liquid.

Pneumothorax acupuncture involves inserting a needle into the pleural cavity to expel the accumulated air from the pleural cavity. Surgery** is for severe pneumothorax conditions, such as pleurodesis, thoracoscopic surgery, etc.

The condition of spontaneous pneumothorax is not clear, but some people are more likely to develop spontaneous pneumothorax, such as men, tall and thin people, smokers, etc. Traumatic pneumothorax is caused by an external factor that causes the lungs to rupture and air enters the chest cavity.

Pneumothorax is a lung disease in which naturally occurring air in the pleural cavity enters the pleural cavity, resulting in increased pressure in the pleural cavity and compression of the lungs. Pneumothorax can be divided into two types: spontaneous pneumothorax and traumatic pneumothorax. Spontaneous pneumothorax refers to a pneumothorax caused by increased pressure of air in the pleural space in the absence of external injury.

Traumatic pneumothorax is a pneumothorax caused by chest trauma or surgical procedures.

Pneumothorax is a lung disease in which naturally occurring air in the pleural cavity enters the pleural cavity, resulting in increased pressure in the pleural cavity and compression of the lungs. Pneumothorax can be divided into two types: spontaneous pneumothorax and traumatic pneumothorax. Spontaneous pneumothorax refers to a pneumothorax caused by increased pressure of air in the pleural space in the absence of external injury.

Traumatic pneumothorax is a pneumothorax caused by chest trauma or surgical procedures.

Pneumothorax is a lung disease with two main types: spontaneous pneumothorax and traumatic pneumothorax. Not clear, but some people are more likely to develop spontaneous pneumothorax. Symptoms of pneumothorax include chest pain, difficulty breathing, palpitations, etc.

**Methods include thoracic drainage, thoracostomy, pneumothorax acupuncture, surgery, etc. If symptoms of pneumothorax develop, seek medical attention promptly**.

Abstract: Patients with pneumothorax who have a large amount of air or have extensive lung disease are often unable to lie flat. If lying on the side, the affected side of the pneumothorax is forced to relieve the shortness of breath. The degree of dyspnea is related to the amount of fluid and the extent of the original lung lesions.

Patients with pneumothorax often have predisposing factors such as heavy weighting, breath-holding, and strenuous exercise, but there are also patients who have pneumothorax in sleep, and the patient suddenly feels chest pain, shortness of breath, breathlessness, cough, but less sputum, and a small amount of closed pneumothorax has shortness of breath first, but gradually stabilizes after a few hours, and X-ray may not show lung compression.

If the patient has a large amount of air or has an extensive lung disease, the patient is often unable to lie flat. If lying on the side, the affected side of the pneumothorax is forced to relieve the shortness of breath. The degree of dyspnea is related to the amount of fluid and the extent of the original lung lesions.

In the presence of pleural adhesions and impaired pulmonary function, chest pain and shortness of breath may be evident even in a small amount of localized pneumothorax.

Tension pneumothorax due to the sudden increase in intrathoracic pressure, lung compression, mediastinal displacement, severe respiratory and circulatory disorders, the patient's expression is nervous, chest tightness, and even arrhythmia, often struggle to sit up, irritability, cyanosis, cold sweat, rapid pulse, collapse, and even respiratory failure, unconsciousness.

When pneumothorax is complicated by severe asthma or emphysema, symptoms such as shortness of breath and chest tightness may not be noticeable, so it is necessary to carefully compare them with the original symptoms and perform a chest x-ray. Physical appearance shows more movement of the trachea to the unaffected side, and signs of air accumulation in the chest.

Signs of pneumothorax: in patients with a small amount of pneumopleurosis, there are often no obvious signs. When there is a large amount of air, the patient's chest is full, the intercostal space widens, and the respiration is weakened; Speech tremor and voice resonance are diminished or absent.

The trachea and heart move to the unaffected side. Tympanum is observed on the affected side. Right-sided pneumothorax can cause hepatic dullness to shift downward.

Auscultate decreased or absent breath sounds on the affected side. In the presence of a fluid pneumothorax, the sound of intrathoracic water vibrating may be heard. If there is excessive blood loss, blood pressure drops, and even hemorrhagic shock occurs.

If it is less, it will feel a slight pain. If you have a lot of words, it hurts when you breathe.

1.Bullae have a slow onset and a long course of disease; Pneumothorax, on the other hand, often has a short onset and a short medical history. X-rays show that the bullae are round or oval translucent areas, located in the lung field, and there are still fine strips of markings in them; Pneumothorax, on the other hand, is a band-like shadow located in the chest cavity outside the lung field.

Bullae in the periphery of the lungs are easily mistaken for pneumothorax, and the bullous line on chest x-ray is concave to the lateral chest wall; In contrast, the convex surface of the pneumothorax is often directed towards the lateral chest wall, and chest CT is helpful in the differential diagnosis. Over time, the size of the bullae rarely changes, while the shape of the pneumothorax changes gradually and eventually disappears. 2.

Acute myocardial infarction has clinical manifestations similar to pneumothorax, such as acute chest pain, chest tightness, dyspnea, shock and other clinical manifestations, but patients often have a history of coronary heart disease, hypertension, changes in the nature and rhythm of heart sounds, no signs of pneumothorax, and electrocardiogram or chest x-ray can help differentiate. 3.Pulmonary embolism has an underlying condition of emboli** and no signs of pneumothorax, and chest x-ray can help differentiate.

4.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthmaChronic obstructive pulmonary disease dyspnea is a long-term and slowly worsening, bronchial asthma has a history of asthma reversal for many years. Concurrent pneumothorax should be considered in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma who have a sudden worsening of dyspnea and chest pain, and chest x-ray can help differentiate it.