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Is it okay to drink two days after a pneumothorax?
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Yes: I can't think of a reason the patient cannot drink after a pneumothorax. If it is a pneumomediaatinum with associated esophageal rupture, then that would be reason to keep them npo. But not for a pneumothorax.
Answered 10/5/2013
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