Thursday, April 7, 2011

Q: Your Diagnosis?


Answer: Bilateral Pneumothoraces Bilateral pneumothoraces can be very deceiving as there is no deviation of trachea, and percussion and breath sounds seems equal on both sides. Clinically these patients are usually haemodynamically compromised and on CXR you may see the characteristic 'disappearing heart' with bilateral tension pneumothoraces.

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