PNEUMOTHORAX - Traumatic
		Tension Pneumothorax: Develops when air can enter into thorax but can not escape. Can be due to trauma to rib cage, as seen in film here. Chest Xray will show a shift of trachea and the thorax contents to the contralateral side and blackout where air has replaced lung in thorax. Iatrogenic:   Line placement-Subclavian.   Chest Tube placement.   Pleural Biopsy.   Positive Pressure    Ventilation.   Cardiopulmonary    resuscitation.   Thoracentesis. Non-iatrogenic:ie. Rib Fracture Clinically: Unilateral chest rise      A lack of breath sounds on one side      A drop in oxgyen saturation      ABG with low P02.

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