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What is a significant complication of severe hypoxemia?
What is a significant complication of severe hypoxemia?
- Tension pneumothorax (correct)
- Cardiac arrest
- Respiratory failure
- Bradycardia
What underlying disease can make it difficult to maintain adequate alveolar ventilation in acute hypercapnic respiratory acidosis?
What underlying disease can make it difficult to maintain adequate alveolar ventilation in acute hypercapnic respiratory acidosis?
- Pneumonia
- Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) (correct)
- Cardiovascular disease
- Asthma
Which of the following is a radiologic diagnosis?
Which of the following is a radiologic diagnosis?
- Cardiovascular disease
- Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD)
- Pneumothorax (correct)
- Respiratory acidosis
What is the primary focus of treatment for hemodynamically unstable patients with pneumothorax?
What is the primary focus of treatment for hemodynamically unstable patients with pneumothorax?
What is the characteristic of a simple pneumothorax?
What is the characteristic of a simple pneumothorax?
Which patients may require chest computed tomography (CT) for diagnosis?
Which patients may require chest computed tomography (CT) for diagnosis?
What percentage of patients are likely to develop tension pneumothorax?
What percentage of patients are likely to develop tension pneumothorax?
What is the term used to describe patients who have evidence of both fluid and air in the pleural space?
What is the term used to describe patients who have evidence of both fluid and air in the pleural space?
According to the British Thoracic Society (BTS) guidelines, what is the definition of a small pneumothorax?
According to the British Thoracic Society (BTS) guidelines, what is the definition of a small pneumothorax?
What is the recommended treatment for unstable patients with pneumothorax?
What is the recommended treatment for unstable patients with pneumothorax?
What is the clinical evidence of tension pneumothorax?
What is the clinical evidence of tension pneumothorax?
What is the recommended treatment when chest tube thoracostomy is delayed?
What is the recommended treatment when chest tube thoracostomy is delayed?
What is the suggested treatment for patients with recurrent pneumothorax during the same hospital admission?
What is the suggested treatment for patients with recurrent pneumothorax during the same hospital admission?
Which of the following is an indication for a definitive procedure after the first episode of PSP?
Which of the following is an indication for a definitive procedure after the first episode of PSP?
What is the purpose of radiologic evaluation in outpatient follow-up?
What is the purpose of radiologic evaluation in outpatient follow-up?
Why should patients be advised to stop smoking?
Why should patients be advised to stop smoking?
What is the significance of large, bilateral, or life-threatening PSP?
What is the significance of large, bilateral, or life-threatening PSP?
Why should patients with high-risk occupations undergo a definitive procedure?
Why should patients with high-risk occupations undergo a definitive procedure?
