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==[[Pneumothorax risk factors|Risk Factors]]== | ==[[Pneumothorax risk factors|Risk Factors]]== | ||
The risk factors of pneumothorax are as follows:<ref name="pmid9371212">{{cite journal| author=Sadikot RT, Greene T, Meadows K, Arnold AG| title=Recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. | journal=Thorax | year= 1997 | volume= 52 | issue= 9 | pages= 805-9 | pmid=9371212 | doi= | pmc=1758641 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9371212 }} </ref><ref name="GUOXIE2005">{{cite journal|last1=GUO|first1=Yubiao|last2=XIE|first2=Canmao|last3=RODRIGUEZ|first3=R. Michael|last4=LIGHT|first4=Richard W.|title=Factors related to recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax|journal=Respirology|volume=10|issue=3|year=2005|pages=378–384|issn=1323-7799|doi=10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00715.x}}</ref> | |||
*Female gender | |||
*tall stature in men | |||
*Low body weight | |||
*Smoking | |||
*Marijuana smoking | |||
*Family history | |||
*Marfans syndrome | |||
*Homocystinuria | |||
==[[Pneumothorax screening|Screening]]== | ==[[Pneumothorax screening|Screening]]== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2], Feham Tariq, MD [3]
Synonyms and keywords: Collapsed lung; air around the lung; air outside the lung
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Pneumothorax from other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
The risk factors of pneumothorax are as follows:[1][2]
- Female gender
- tall stature in men
- Low body weight
- Smoking
- Marijuana smoking
- Family history
- Marfans syndrome
- Homocystinuria
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Chest X Ray | Electrocardiogram | CT | MRI | Echocardiography | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies
Case Studies
Related Chapters
- ↑ Sadikot RT, Greene T, Meadows K, Arnold AG (1997). "Recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax". Thorax. 52 (9): 805–9. PMC 1758641. PMID 9371212.
- ↑ GUO, Yubiao; XIE, Canmao; RODRIGUEZ, R. Michael; LIGHT, Richard W. (2005). "Factors related to recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax". Respirology. 10 (3): 378–384. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00715.x. ISSN 1323-7799.