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*[[Tachypnea]] and oxygen desaturation | *[[Tachypnea]] and oxygen desaturation | ||
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===Lungs=== | ===Lungs=== | ||
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* [[Percussion of the lungs|Dullness to percussion]] | * [[Percussion of the lungs|Dullness to percussion]] | ||
* Decreased breath sounds | * Decreased breath sounds | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The most common symptoms of hemothorax include severe chest pain. Patients with hemothorax usually appear dullness to percussion and decreased breath sounds, and dyspnea that can be life threatening when hemodynamic instability and hypovolemic shock occurs. Some patients with hemothorax may have reduced concentrations of hemoglobin. On chest x-ray, hemothorax is characterized by meniscus of fluid blunting the costophrenic angle or diaphragmatic surface and tracking up the pleural margins of the chest wall. Ultrasonography may be helpful in the diagnosis of hemothorax. Computed Tomographic scan is not indicated in the initial trauma setting to diagnosis of hemothorax.
Physical Examination
Vitals
Pulse Rate
Blood Pressure
Respiratory Rate
- Tachypnea and oxygen desaturation
Skin
- cold sweating
Lungs
- Dyspnea
- Trachea deviation
- Dullness to percussion
- Decreased breath sounds