Question 1

how a pneumothorax can cause heart to shift?

Accepted Answer

Closed space: The chest cavity is a closed space so if there is a puncture in the lung, air escapes through the lining of the lung into the surrounding chest cavity. Since it can't escape, the pressure increases pushing everything to the other side of the chest, including the heart. Decompression with a needle or tube is then necessary to relieve the pressure and allow the heart to shift back into place.

Question 2

how is it that a pneumothorax can cause heart to stop?

Accepted Answer

Tension: A tension pneumo causes pressure build up with air and squeezes your heart until it can't beat anymore.

Question 3

can you tell me how a pneumothorax can cause heart to stop?

Accepted Answer

If there is tension: If the pneumothorax creates a lot of pressure/air buildup in the chest, it can compress the veins draining into the heart and cause the heart to stop beating. This is called Tension Pneumothorax, and it is a medical emergency. If not promptly treated, it can cause death.

Question 4

what happens that causes pneumothorax to cause heart to stop?

Accepted Answer

Blood flow: All blood from the right side of the heart go to the lungs, oxygenate then go to the left side of the heart to be pumped to the rest of the body. In pneumothorax, the collapsed lung has high pressure due to collapsed arteries and put too much strain on the right side of the heart to overcome, less oxygenation, and the heart may not be able to do it and it stops pumping.

Question 5

my father in law had a heart attack and a pneumothorax. how can those be related?

Accepted Answer

Not: They're probably not.  Pneumothorax may develop as a complication of treatments for heart attack. He may be so unlucky as to have both spontaneously occur simultaneously but that's unlikely.

Question 6

cardiomediastinal silhouette. lungs are clear. no pleural effusion or pneumothorax. do i have heart murmur?

Accepted Answer

Cannot tell: A murmur is a noise heard with stethoscope or listening device.
They do not show on x-ray.

Question 7

31, f, obese. x-ray said

slight prominence the pulmonary vascularity without overt pulmonary edema. the heart size is within limits of normal. there is no pneumothorax. osseous structures appear intact."

what does this mean? im worried?

Accepted Answer

: All imaging results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Talk to the doctor who ordered the tests. Having said that,it would have helped to know your symptoms and the reason for these tests.     
Wish you good health!

Question 8

83 year old presenting with sob and cxr showed lungs hypoinflated with mild bibasilar opacities, which may represent atelectasis, aspiration, or infection. no pneumothorax or pleural effusion. normal heart size and mediastinal contours.?

Accepted Answer

: She probably has pneumonia, viral versus bacterial cause. Basilar atelectasis alone rarely causes shortness of breath and aspiration usually shows change in one side, mostly right lung.

Question 9

obese female 33. x-ray findings: no focal consolidation. no pleural effusion or pneumothorax. heart size is within normal limits for level of inspiration pulmonary vascular congestion. do i have pulmonary vascular congestion?

Accepted Answer

: I would think not but ask the radiologist who has seen you X-ray.

Question 10

why am i having collapsed lung after heart surgery?

Accepted Answer

Open Chest Cavity: There are many reason to have a collapsed lung.  However, the biggest reason is because your surgeon just opened up your chest and completely changed the way your lungs inflate.  Heart surgery is a big deal.  Stay tough!

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What happens that causes pneumothorax to cause heart to stop?

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My father in law had a heart attack and a pneumothorax. how can those be related?

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Cardiomediastinal silhouette. lungs are clear. no pleural effusion or pneumothorax. do i have heart murmur?

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31, f, obese. x-ray said slight prominence the pulmonary vascularity without overt pulmonary edema. the heart size is within limits of normal. there is no pneumothorax. osseous structures appear intact." what does this mean? im worried?

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83 year old presenting with sob and cxr showed lungs hypoinflated with mild bibasilar opacities, which may represent atelectasis, aspiration, or infection. no pneumothorax or pleural effusion. normal heart size and mediastinal contours.?

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Obese female 33. x-ray findings: no focal consolidation. no pleural effusion or pneumothorax. heart size is within normal limits for level of inspiration pulmonary vascular congestion. do i have pulmonary vascular congestion?

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Why am i having collapsed lung after heart surgery?

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