Tension pneumothorax — A tension pneumothorax is a life threatening condition that results from a progressive deterioration and worsening of a simple pneumothorax, associated with the formation of a one way valve at the point of rupture.cite web | date = March 22 2005… … Wikipedia
Pneumothorax — Classification and external resources Right sided spontaneous pneumothorax (left in the image). An arrow indicating the edge of the collapsed lung. ICD 10 J … Wikipedia
pneumothorax — /nooh meuh thawr aks, thohr , nyooh /, n. Pathol. the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity. [1815 25; < NL; see PNEUMO , THORAX] * * * ▪ pathology condition in which air accumulates in the pleural space, causing it to expand and… … Universalium
pneumothorax — The presence of free air or gas in the pleural cavity. [G. pneuma, air, + thorax] artificial p. p. produced by the injection of air, or a more slowly absorbed gas such as nitrogen, into the pleural space; formerly used for collapse therapy of… … Medical dictionary
pneumothorax — n. air in the pleural cavity. Any breach of the lung surface or chest wall allows air to enter the pleural cavity, causing the lung to collapse. The leak can occur without apparent cause, in otherwise healthy people (spontaneous pneumothorax), or … The new mediacal dictionary
tension cavities — cavities of the lung in which the air pressure is greater than that of the atmosphere, as in tension pneumothorax. Radiologically, they appear as large, spherical, thin walled defects indicative of productive inflammatory reaction in the bronchus … Medical dictionary
tension gastrothorax — gastrothorax that increases the pressure within the thoracic cavity similarly to a tension pneumothorax … Medical dictionary
Пневмоторакс (Pneumothorax) — наличие воздуха в плевральной полости. Воздух может проникнуть в плевральную полость через любое отверстие на поверхности легких или в стенке грудной клетки, приводя к спадению легкого (ателектазу). Просачивание воздуха может наблюдаться и без… … Медицинские термины
pressure pneumothorax — tension p … Medical dictionary
valvular pneumothorax — tension p … Medical dictionary
Tension pneumothorax with total collapse of the right lung and shift of mediastinal structures to the left. Air is forced into the pleural space during expiration and cannot escape during inspiration.
