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The term hemothorax | 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== | ==Symptoms== |
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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..[1] 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.[2]
Symptoms[edit | edit source]
- fever
- pallor
- chest pain
- chest heaviness
- dyspnea
- tachycardia
- cold sweats
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