Pneumothorax Definition and Types Quiz

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What is the etiology of a closed { simple } pneumothorax?

Traumatic causes like rib fracture

Barotrauma due to PPB

Open chest injury with sucking wound (correct)

Iatrogenic causes like CT guided lung biopsy

Which pathology is characteristic of tension pneumothorax?

Injury due to blunt or penetrating trauma

Paradoxical respiration & pendulum respiration (correct)

Closed pleural cavity with no communication with the exterior

Rupture of emphysematous bullae or small sub-pleural TB cavity

What is the clinical presentation of an open pneumothorax?

Clinically diagnosed by harsh whistling sound of air through the defect (correct)

Symptoms like acute chest pain, dyspnea, cough, and cyanosis

Signs of shock and respiratory distress

Diminished air entry on auscultation

How can an open pneumothorax be managed initially?

Convert open to closed type by closing the wound with adhesive external dressing Signup and view all the answers

What is the pathology behind a closed { simple } pneumothorax?

Air entrapped inside pleural cavity without communication with the exterior Signup and view all the answers

What differentiates a tension pneumothorax from other types of pneumothorax?

Valvular tear in pleura causing marked rise in intra pleural pressure Signup and view all the answers

How is a closed { simple } pneumothorax typically managed?

Conservatively until spontaneous absorption of air takes place if amount of air is small and there is no dyspnea Signup and view all the answers

"Circulatory Failure" is associated with which type of pneumothorax?

{ Tension pneumothorax } Signup and view all the answers

"Little amount of air is entrapped inside pleural cavity" describes which type of pneumothorax?

{ Closed { simple } pneumothorax } Signup and view all the answers

What differentiates an open pneumothorax from other types?

Air inside the pleural space communicates freely with the exterior Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic clinical presentation of tension pneumothorax?

Signs of shock and respiratory distress with engorged neck veins Signup and view all the answers

Pneumothorax Definition and Types Quiz

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What is the etiology of a closed { simple } pneumothorax?

Which pathology is characteristic of tension pneumothorax?

What is the clinical presentation of an open pneumothorax?

How can an open pneumothorax be managed initially?

What is the pathology behind a closed { simple } pneumothorax?

What differentiates a tension pneumothorax from other types of pneumothorax?

How is a closed { simple } pneumothorax typically managed?

"Circulatory Failure" is associated with which type of pneumothorax?

"Little amount of air is entrapped inside pleural cavity" describes which type of pneumothorax?

What differentiates an open pneumothorax from other types?

What is the characteristic clinical presentation of tension pneumothorax?

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