Chest X-ray showing collapsed lung, or pneumothorax. Image courtesy of Rachael Callcut, MD. New artificial intelligence-powered technology may soon help reduce delays in diagnosing a collapsed lung, ...

Some symptoms of tension pneumothorax include shortness of breath, sharp chest pain, and blue or discolored skin, lips, or nails. Tension pneumothorax is a medical emergency. Tension pneumothorax ...

When considering the positioning of a patient suspected of pneumothorax for a chest radiograph, PA is the best. The pneumothorax will appear more radiolucent (black) on the chest radiograph and the ...

The intervention group had roughly three-fold higher incidences of experiencing at least one AE (relative risk 3.32, 95% CI 1.85-5.95) and a serious AE (RR 3.30, 95% CI 1.37-8.10) compared with ...

Pneumothorax occurs when air gets in between the lung and the chest wall, causing the lung to collapse. It can cause pain and extreme worry and certain cases can be life-threatening. This article ...

When needle aspiration is successful, the patient's symptoms will improve, and only minimal residual pneumothorax — or no pneumothorax — should be present on the chest film. 3,6 Most patients ...

The chest X-rays were assessed for three common findings: airspace disease (a chest X-ray pattern, for example, caused by pneumonia or lung edema), pneumothorax (collapsed lung) and pleural ...

Chest radiography is a commonly used imaging diagnostic tool. It involves the use of chest radiographs, more commonly referred to as chest x rays. This is a widely used method of diagnosis for a ...

If your doctor suspects you have COPD, you’ll likely undergo a few different tests, including a chest X-ray. Learn how to prepare for an X-ray and what the results could mean. Plus, see pictures ...