Pneumothorax X Ray
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Pneumothorax x ray. The two lungs meet in the middle at the posterior junctional line arrowheads and the anterior junctional line not clearly visible. In this video you ll learn to identify when radiological pleura is abnormal and the key signs to look out for when trying to diagnose a pneumothorax. How to identify pneumothorax on a chest x ray. The lungs can be seen to reach the inner edge of the thoracic wall arrows.
In some cases a computerized tomography ct scan may be needed to provide more detailed images. Pneumothoraces refers to the presence of gas air in the pleural space when this collection of gas is constantly enlarging with resulting compression of mediastinal structures it can be life threatening and is known as a tension pneumothorax if no tension is present it is a simple pneumothorax for those pneumothoraces occurring in neonates see the article on neonatal. Want to master chest x ray interpretation. Use this chest x ray as a normal reference for this gallery.