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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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== Clinically Relevant Anatomy<br>  ==
 
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== Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process<br> ==
 
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== Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process  ==
== Clinical Presentation  ==
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* fever
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* pallor
* chest pain
* chest heaviness
* dyspnea
* tachycardia
* cold sweats


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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’sblood 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 surgeryhowever,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>
==Symptoms==
* fever
* pallor
* chest pain
* chest heaviness
* dyspnea
* tachycardia
* cold sweats
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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.[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]

Hemothorax.jpg

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Mancini MC, Scanlin T, Serebrisky D, Talavera F, Karwande SV, Milliken JC & Callahan C. Hemothorax (2018). Retrieved fromhttps://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2047916-overview
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