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Partially collapsed lung treatment
A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nadine Yamusahanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine
Could be: Are you having trouble breathing, if so you may have a recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax. Visit your nearest emergency room and enroll in progra... Read More
3.9k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 58-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kirpal Singhanswered
General Surgery 25 years experience
May be: Depends on cause. If the cause was direct puncture of lung during procedure, then it will not happen again. If it was, say a bleb, it could happen aga... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Creighton Wrightanswered
surgery 57 years experience
Unlikely: If due to the test and needles , it is unlikely to recur.
Spontaneous pneumo does have a significant spontaneous recurrence rate.
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Earleanswered
General Surgery 32 years experience
Could get worse: A simple collapsed lung, also known as a pneumothorax, can turn into a life-threatening condition called a tension pneumothorax. This can be a sudden ... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Creighton Wrightanswered
surgery 57 years experience
Unpleasant: It depends on size pneumothorax. While there is a chance for a small one to resorb and be fine, others will, either enlarge, or fibrinous material wi... Read More
5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Frank Mayoanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 49 years experience
NO: Not a good idea. The airplane air is under prfessure ie pressureized cabin and could increase the ptx while in flight needing emergency chest tube p... Read More
4.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 49-year-old female asked:
Dr. Thomas Hestonanswered
Family Medicine 30 years experience
Yes: Possibilities include incomplete healing, or recurrent partial collapse, or the onset of arthritis due to the injury. It could also be something compl... Read More
5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 34 years experience
Maybe it will: A partially collapsed lung is due to an air leak from the inside of the lung through the covering of the lung, out into the space between the lung and... Read More
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sanober Buttanswered
Pulmonology 21 years experience
Yes: It seems he has atelectasis/consolidation ( scientific for collapse lung). As long as patients do not have chronic lung problems and have normal oxyge... Read More
5.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tracy Berganswered
General Surgery 33 years experience
Tension pneumothorax: You can die from collapsed lung, as it progresses quickly to a tension pneumothorax. Eventually, the pressure will collapse your other lung and vesse... Read More
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gutti Raoanswered
Hospital-based practice 47 years experience
Find out the cause: Need to find the cause first for the collapse-pleural effusion, pneumothorax, endobronchial tumor--etc. Appropriate intervention depending on the caus... Read More
4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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