Pleural Disease & Thoracic

1.A 36-year-old male presents to emergency ward with sudden onset of breathlessness, cough. On examination-Cyanosis, Hypotension, left side decreased breath sounds and hyper resonant note found with deviation of trachea to right side.

• a) What is the probable diagnosis and differential diagnosis
• b) Describe etiopathology of this condition
• c) Enumerate clinical signs of this condition
• d) How do you confirm the diagnosis
• e) How do you treat this condition

1.Pneumothorax

1.Tension pneumothorax

2.Intercostal drainage

3.Lights criteria in pleural effusion

4.What is Light’s criteria for evaluations of pleural fluid, enumerate two cause of exudative pleural effusion

5.Chylothroax