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• 12 Nov 08
  

  Mike Cadogan

  pneumothorax review diagnosis management

  • PSP has an incidence of 7.4-18 cases (age-adjusted incidence)/100,000 population per year in males, and 1.2-6 cases/100,000 population per year in females [4, 5]. PSP typically occurs in tall, thin subjects. Other risk factors are male gender and smoking. PSP typically occurs at rest [6]. Precipitating factors may be atmospheric pressure changes (which may account for the often observed clustering of PSP) [7] and exposure to loud music
  • A patient presenting with a first episode of a small (i.e., only partial, usually apical) dehiscence of the lung should not be treated, but can safely be discharged and followed on an outpatient basis.

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  Mike Cadogan on 2008-11-12
  Pneumothorax aetiology and management priinciples

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