SAQ 925 – Respiratory – tension pneumothorax in asthma

A 24-year-old woman with asthma presents after 24 hours of dyspnoea, dizziness and pleuritic chest pain. She looks exhausted, has a pulse of 135/min and mottled peripheries.

The resuscitation-room chest X-ray is shown below.

List three positive and two negative findings on the chest X-ray.

(Marked out of 5.0)
</p> <table class="saq-prop-table" style="width: 100%; max-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; border-collapse: collapse;"> <thead> <tr> <th style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;">Positive findings</th> <th style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;">Negative findings</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;">Finding 1</td> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;">Finding 2</td> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;">Finding 3</td> <td style="overflow-wrap: anywhere; word-break: normal; white-space: normal; vertical-align: top; box-sizing: border-box;"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>

/ 5

List four immediate management steps.

(Marked out of 4.0)

/ 4

List four complications of definitive treatment for this problem.

(Marked out of 4.0)

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Total Score: 0 / 13

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