Assertion: pneumothorax | /r/HasProperty | caused
Facets:
value: with an intact chest wall
type: OTHER
value: by entering the chest
type: MANNER
value: due to trauma to the chest
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: A pneumothorax can be caused by:
text: With an intact chest wall, a pneumothorax can be caused by several things, but the most frequently encountered cause is from trauma resulting in a rib fracture that punctures a lung, releasing air into the pleural space.
text: Signs of primary spontaneous pneumothorax are decreased or absent breath sounds on the side of the pneumothorax, the absence of tactile fremitus on the side of the pneumothorax, enlarged hemithorax on the side of the pneumothorax, and tachycardia and hypotension if the pneumothorax is large and causing early tension.
text: A pneumothorax can be caused by:
text: Pneumothorax can be caused by penetrating or blunt trauma; many patients also have a hemothorax (hemopneumothorax).
text: A pneumothorax can occur spontaneously with no obvious cause, or it can be caused by:
text: Pneumothorax is caused due to injury to the chest wall from a knife, sharp instrument or fractured rib.
text: Atelectasis is seen in pneumothorax and pleural effusion whereas pneumothorax is caused due to trauma to the chest, sudden rupture of the air filled sacs in the lung.
text: A pneumothorax can be caused by air entering the chest from outside the body or from the lungs themselves.
text: With an intact chest wall, a pneumothorax can be caused by several things, but the most frequently encountered cause is from trauma resulting in a rib fracture that punctures a lung, releasing air into the pleural space.