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Should i go to the hospital straight away for spontaneous pneumothorax?
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Yes: Spontaneous pneumothorax can cause shortness of breath and pain. If air continues to build around the lung you can get a tension pneumothorax which can put pressure on your heart and decrease your blood pressure severely. Treatment is a chest tube with possible pleurodesis if spontaneous pneumothorax recurs.
Answered 9/18/2017
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Yes: Yes. A pneumothorax can progress. It is important to be properly evaluated by a qualified physician/surgeon. Be well.
Answered 12/10/2013
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