Tension pneumothorax: signs and symptoms
Pleuritic pain
Tracheal deviation
Hyperresonance
Onset sudden
Reduced breath sounds (and dyspnea)
Absent fremitus
X-ray shows collapse
Mnemonic:
P-THORAX
Tracheal deviation
Hyperresonance
Onset sudden
Reduced breath sounds (and dyspnea)
Absent fremitus
X-ray shows collapse
Mnemonic:
P-THORAX
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- GCS Intubation
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- Shock: types
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