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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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*Narrowing [[pulse pressure]] | *Narrowing [[pulse pressure]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Physical Examination
- Tachypnea
- Dyspnea
- Cyanosis
- Decreased or absent breath sounds on affected side
- Tracheal deviation
- Dull resonance on percussion
- Unequal chest rise
- Tachycardia
- Hypotension
- Pale, cool, clammy skin
- Possibly subcutaneous air
- Narrowing pulse pressure