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Pleural effusion4

• Relaxation or passive atelectasis results when a pleural effusion or a pneumothorax eliminates contact between the parietal and visceral pleurae. (medscape.com)
• The different lobes also respond differently, eg, the middle and lower lobes collapse more than the upper lobe in the presence of pleural effusion, while the upper lobe is typically affected more by pneumothorax. (medscape.com)
• CT scan assures accurate diagnosis of pneumothorax (PNX), pleural effusion, lung consolidation, and atelectasis. (rcjournal.com)
• For example, chest x-rays can show most pneumonias, lung tumors, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a collapsed lung (atelectasis), and air (pneumothorax) or fluid (pleural effusion) in the pleural space. (msdmanuals.com)

Pneumonia4

• The results showed that preoperative physical therapy reduced the number of patients who experienced atelectasis or pneumonia but not the number of patients who experienced pneumothorax, prolonged ventilation or postoperative death. (cochrane.org)
• The authors concluded that preoperative physical therapy, especially inspiratory muscle training, prevents some postoperative complications including atelectasis, pneumonia, and length of hospital stay. (cochrane.org)
• Evidence derived from small trials suggests that preoperative physical therapy reduces postoperative pulmonary complications (atelectasis and pneumonia) and length of hospital stay in patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. (cochrane.org)
• Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) have been inconsistently defined in clinical trials, but they usually include pneumonia, atelectasis, respiratory failure, and reintubation [ 1 ]. (anesth-pain-med.org)

Pulmonary4

• Pulmonary atelectasis is one of the most commonly encountered abnormalities in chest radiographs. (medscape.com)
• The majority of patients may experience atelectasis under general anesthesia, and the Trendelenburg position and pneumoperitoneum can aggravate atelectasis during laparoscopic surgery, which promotes postoperative pulmonary complications. (biomedcentral.com)
• Bilateral pulmonary infiltrations and atelectasis of the upper right. (cdc.gov)
• A chest radiograph showed bilateral pulmonary infiltrations and atelectasis of the upper right lobe ( Figure ). (cdc.gov)

Respiratory1

• A pneumothorax is a respiratory condition which literally means abnormal air in the chest cavity outside the lungs. (differencebetween.net)

Collapse12

• If it is a total collapse, it is called pneumothorax. (medlineplus.gov)
• On the other hand, an atelectasis is considered as a lung collapse. (differencebetween.net)
• 3. Atelectasis is considered as a lung collapse, wherein alveoli deflate and lose their air due to loss of elasticity or airway blockage. (differencebetween.net)
• Atelectasis is when the airways or air sacs in the lungs collapse or do not fully expand. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• Sometimes, atelectasis may also be called total or partial lung collapse. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• Atelectasis is a partial or complete collapse of the entire lung or a specific area, or lobe, of the lung, leading to impaired exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen. (medscape.com)
• Atelectasis is the collapse or closure of a lung resulting in reduced or absent gas exchange. (shabdkosh.com)
• Similarly, bibasilar atelectasis can lead to a partial or complete collapse of a lung, or both lungs. (doctorshealthpress.com)
• Pneumothorax A pneumothorax is partial or complete collapse of the lung due to the presence of air between the two layers of pleura (thin, transparent, two-layered membrane that covers the lungs and also. (msdmanuals.com)
• Atelectasis Collapse of the alveoli caused primarily by obstruction of lower airways. (nursekey.com)
• We see a large pneumothorax, which is causing collapse of the left lung and displacement of the mediastinal structures to the right. (medmastery.com)
• This is another example of a tension pneumothorax, with significant collapse of the right lung and mediastinal shift to the left. (medmastery.com)

Obstructive atelectasis include1

• Causes of obstructive atelectasis include foreign body, tumor, and mucous plugging. (medscape.com)

Cause atelectasis2

• However, although pneumothorax can cause atelectasis, they are different conditions. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• since a tumor is already an obstruction, it can cause atelectasis. (newhealthguide.org)

General anesthesia2

• Postoperative atelectasis usually develops within 72 hours of receiving general anesthesia because of altered gas exchange during sedation. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• About 90% of people who are given general anesthesia develop atelectasis. (medicalnewstoday.com)

Types of atelectasis2

• The types of atelectasis sit within four categories based on the conditions that cause them. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• Obstructive types of atelectasis occur when an object or abnormal growth physically blocks an airway or increases pressure on lung tissues or airways. (medicalnewstoday.com)

Etiology2

• Recently, the etiology of catamenial pneumothorax has been more accurately diagnosed because of increased awareness and interest in the disease. (intechopen.com)
• Electrical impedance tomography to aid in the identification of hypoxemia etiology: Massive atelectasis or pneumothorax? (bvsalud.org)

Complications1

• The complications resulting from atelectasis can be quite disturbing. (newhealthguide.org)

Tension pneumothorax8

• Management Questions: This looks like left tension pneumothorax. (hawaii.edu)
• Before needling the chest (2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line with an 18 or 20G catheter over the needle) review the evidence for a tension pneumothorax. (hawaii.edu)
• Is this consistent with a tension pneumothorax? (hawaii.edu)
• Yes, infants with tension pneumothorax rarely have unequal breath sounds. (hawaii.edu)
• No, the hallmark of tension pneumothorax is persistent hypoxia (despite supplemental oxygen) with circulatory compromise (hypotension and/or bradycardia). (hawaii.edu)
• What at first appears to be a tension pneumothorax may instead be severe emphysema of one or more lobes of the lung. (hawaii.edu)
• A tension pneumothorax is a pneumothorax that has increased in size significantly and is now causing displacement, of the mediastinal structures, to the contralateral side. (medmastery.com)
• This is a large tension pneumothorax. (medmastery.com)

Bibasilar atelectasis2

• Bibasilar atelectasis affects the left and right bottom parts of the lungs. (newhealthguide.org)
• What Is Bibasilar Atelectasis? (newhealthguide.org)

Experience atelectasis1

• Around 90% of people who are placed under general anesthetic during surgery experience atelectasis afterward. (medicalnewstoday.com)

Nonobstructive atelectasis2

• Nonobstructive atelectasis can be caused by loss of contact between the parietal and visceral pleurae, compression, loss of surfactant, and replacement of parenchymal tissue by scarring or infiltrative disease. (medscape.com)
• Examples of nonobstructive atelectasis are described below. (medscape.com)

Ultrasound2

• The purpose of our study was to assess the effects of ultrasound-guided alveolar recruitment manoeuvres by ultrasonography on reducing perioperative atelectasis and to check whether the effects of recruitment manoeuvres under ultrasound guidance (visual and semiquantitative) on atelectasis are superior to sustained inflation recruitment manoeuvres (classical and widely used) in laparoscopic gynaecological surgery. (biomedcentral.com)
• Furthermore, these effects of ultrasound-guided recruitment manoeuvres on atelectasis are superior to sustained inflation recruitment manoeuvres. (biomedcentral.com)

Infants1

• Having atelectasis as an adult is comparatively better, in infants (and even adults with lung diseases), it can prove to be lethal if it covers enough area. (newhealthguide.org)

Pleura3

• Pneumothorax occurs when air collects between the inner and outer membranes, or pleura, of the lungs. (medicalnewstoday.com)
• Identify when pleura is abnormal and the key radiological signs of pneumothorax. (medmastery.com)
• 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. (medmastery.com)

Segmental bronchus1

• Another derivation of this condition is bibasilar sub-segmental atelectasis, which results in the compression or disintegration of a part of the lung distal to blocked segmental bronchus. (newhealthguide.org)

Diagnosis1

• In this chapter, we will discuss all aspects of catamenial pneumothorax from diagnosis to treatment. (intechopen.com)

Alveoli5

• [ 1 ] Atelectasis occurs when the alveoli (small air sacs) within the lung become deflated or fill with alveolar fluid. (medscape.com)
• Obstructive atelectasis is the most common type and results from reabsorption of gas from the alveoli when communication between the alveoli and the trachea is obstructed. (medscape.com)
• Compression atelectasis occurs from any space-occupying lesion of the thorax compresses the lung and forces air out of the alveoli. (medscape.com)
• Atelectasis is one of the conditions where the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs deflate abnormally. (newhealthguide.org)
• this happens because atelectasis hampers the amount of oxygen the alveoli receive. (newhealthguide.org)

Compression1

• This can lead to compression of the lungs, causing atelectasis. (newhealthguide.org)

Thoracic1

• Therefore, thoracic endometriosis should always be suspected in reproductive-age woman who suffer chest pain from spontaneous pneumothorax. (intechopen.com)

Lobe1

• Because of the collateral ventilation within a lobe or between segments, the pattern of atelectasis often depends on collateral ventilation, which is provided by the pores of Kohn and the canals of Lambert. (medscape.com)

Lungs3

• In order to identify pneumothorax, we need to identify the black air within the pleural space and to differentiate that from the air within the lungs. (medmastery.com)
• [00:01:30] If we look at the apices of both lungs, we'll see that there is a slight asymmetry on the left as compared to the right, and that is because we have a pneumothorax on the left. (medmastery.com)
• On an expiration film, the pneumothorax will be more evident because on expiration, there is less lung air, therefore, the lungs will look whiter, making the density difference between the pneumothorax and the lungs more evident, and the size of the pneumothorax will appear larger. (medmastery.com)

Airways1

• Atelectasis, more often than not, results from blocked airways. (newhealthguide.org)

Oxygen1

• The grave implications of atelectasis are immediately apparent as it impairs the amount of oxygen within the body. (newhealthguide.org)

Recurrent3

• Catamenial pneumothorax is a rare condition in which spontaneous pneumothorax is recurrent. (intechopen.com)
• Recurrent pneumothorax which is associated with menstruation is named as "catamenial pneumothorax" (CPX). (intechopen.com)
• In the literature, CPX is defined to be a recurrent pneumothorax occurring up to 24 h before or within 72 h after the onset of menstruation [ 4 , 6 ], and on the other hand, not necessarily appearing every month [ 7 ]. (intechopen.com)

Fluid2

• No pleural fluid or pneumothorax is seen. (medhelp.org)
• Eventually as the volume of fluid increases, with resulting passive (relaxation) atelectasis of the adjacent lung, the patient will experience reduced exercise tolerance and breathlessness. (radiopaedia.org)

Bronchial1

• Blockage of the bronchial tubes is a common cause of atelectasis. (msdmanuals.com)

Ventilation2

• The rate at which atelectasis develops and the extent of atelectasis depend on several factors, including the extent of collateral ventilation that is present and the composition of inspired gas. (medscape.com)
• There is a lack of evidence that preoperative physical therapy reduces postoperative pneumothorax, prolonged mechanical ventilation or all-cause deaths. (cochrane.org)

Shallow1

• Symptoms of atelectasis can include shallow breathing, coughing, and wheezing. (medicalnewstoday.com)

Pathology1

• Recognizing an abnormality due to atelectasis on chest radiographs can be crucial to understanding the underlying pathology. (medscape.com)

Incidence1

• The incidence of catamenial pneumothorax has been underestimated for a few number of reasons. (intechopen.com)

Cavity1

• 2. Pneumothorax indicates the presence of air in the pleural cavity, usually caused by direct injury to the chest causing air leakage. (differencebetween.net)

Difficulty1

• Oftentimes, most individuals have difficulty differentiating between a pneumothorax and atelectasis. (differencebetween.net)

Plugs1

• one of the reasons for atelectasis is plugs of mucus. (newhealthguide.org)

Condition4

• Another serious chest pain lung condition is pneumothorax, or a collapsed lung. (doctorshealthpress.com)
• Basilar atelectasis is the name given to the condition, in which either a part of the lung or the entire lung collapses due to a hindrance. (newhealthguide.org)
• This condition is known as basilar atelectasis. (newhealthguide.org)
• Atelectasis Atelectasis is a condition in which all or part of a lung becomes airless and collapses. (msdmanuals.com)

Symptoms1

• Usually, the symptoms of atelectasis are hard to pin down as they are similar to those of other diseases or conditions and can be mistaken to be signs of something else. (newhealthguide.org)

Examples1

• What is atelectasis meaning in Hindi, atelectasis translation in Hindi, atelectasis definition, pronunciations and examples of atelectasis in Hindi. (shabdkosh.com)