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Sep
Hemothorax X Ray. Hemothoraces or rarely hematothorax literally means blood within the chest is a term usually used to describe a pleural effusion due to accumulation of blood. Pneumothorax chest x ray. On an erect chest x ray a hemothorax is suggested by blunting of the costophrenic angle or partial or complete opacification of the affected half of the thorax. Subtle inward angulation of multiple anterobasal ribs are consistent with incomplete fractures.
The dark side of the chest right side of the picture is filled with air that is outside of the lung tissue. With the passage of time and the multiplication of experiences doubt speculation and conjecture have given place to positive knowledge. If a hemothorax occurs concurrently with a pneumothorax it is then termed a hemopneumothorax. Blunt chest wall injuries blunt chest wall traumas may cause hemothorax pulmonary contusion pulmonary laceration traumatic pulmonary pseudocyst pulmonary hematoma traumatic asphyxia and bony skeletal injuries. The clinical setting is essential to determining the course of action. The lung then collapses.
A tension hemothorax refers to hemothorax that results from massive intrathoracic bleeding causing ipsilateral lung.
Bilateral hemothorax right greater than left accounting for the density difference seen on the supine chest x ray mild atelectasis is seen adjacent to the hemothoraces and likely small volume pulmonary contusion in the right lung base where a small traumatic pneumatocele is seen. If a hemothorax occurs concurrently with a pneumothorax it is then termed a hemopneumothorax. Hemothoraces or rarely hematothorax literally means blood within the chest is a term usually used to describe a pleural effusion due to accumulation of blood. Bilateral hemothorax right greater than left accounting for the density difference seen on the supine chest x ray mild atelectasis is seen adjacent to the hemothoraces and likely small volume pulmonary contusion in the right lung base where a small traumatic pneumatocele is seen. Hemothorax may be subtle see figure 6 6 or gross see figure 6 3 on chest x ray. During a physical exam doctors will listen for sounds of abnormal breathing through a stethoscope.