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The term hemothorax can be defined as the entry of pleural fluid and blood into the pleural cavity. Pleural fluid with a hematocrit of 25% - 50% of the patient’s blood could lead to the diagnosis of a hemothorax.<ref>Patrini D, Panagiotopoulos N, Pararajasingham J, Gvinianidze L, Iqbal Y, Lawrence DR. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4387396/pdf/jtd-07-03-520.pdf Etiology and management of spontaneous haemothorax]. Journal of thoracic disease. 2015 Mar;7(3):520.</ref> Hemothorax can also occur spontaneously or as a complication during or following surgery however,r this is much less common. The bleeding can originate from any intrathoracic structure and can compromise the function of the lungs.<ref>Mancini MC, Scanlin T, Serebrisky D, Talavera F, Karwande SV, Milliken JC & Callahan C. Hemothorax (2018). Retrieved from<nowiki/>https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2047916-overview</ref> | |||
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== Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process == | |||
== Clinical Presentation == | == Clinical Presentation == | ||
* fever | |||
* pallor | |||
* chest pain | |||
* chest heaviness | |||
* dyspnea | |||
* tachycardia | |||
* cold sweats | |||
== Diagnostic Procedures == | == Diagnostic Procedures == | ||
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== Management / Interventions == | |||
== | == Differential Diagnosis == | ||
== Resources == | |||
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== Resources | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 09:23, 5 April 2019
The term hemothorax can be defined as the entry of pleural fluid and blood into the pleural cavity. Pleural fluid with a hematocrit of 25% - 50% of the patient’s blood could lead to the diagnosis of a hemothorax.[1] Hemothorax can also occur spontaneously or as a complication during or following surgery however,r this is much less common. The bleeding can originate from any intrathoracic structure and can compromise the function of the lungs.[2]
Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process[edit | edit source]
Clinical Presentation[edit | edit source]
- fever
- pallor
- chest pain
- chest heaviness
- dyspnea
- tachycardia
- cold sweats
Diagnostic Procedures[edit | edit source]
Management / Interventions[edit | edit source]
Differential Diagnosis[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Patrini D, Panagiotopoulos N, Pararajasingham J, Gvinianidze L, Iqbal Y, Lawrence DR. Etiology and management of spontaneous haemothorax. Journal of thoracic disease. 2015 Mar;7(3):520.
- ↑ Mancini MC, Scanlin T, Serebrisky D, Talavera F, Karwande SV, Milliken JC & Callahan C. Hemothorax (2018). Retrieved fromhttps://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2047916-overview