9.9 Pleura

Question 1

Mesothelioma

• assoc with what
• characteristic clinical presentation
• what you see on autopsy

Answer 1

• assoc with asbestos
• recurrent pleural effusions (mesothelium makes fluid), dyspnea, chest pain
• tumor encases entire lung

Question 2

how to differentiate both types of pneumothorax?

Answer 2

1. spontaneous (rupture of emphysema bleb)
   - trachea moves toward injured side
2. tension (trauma)
   - trachea moves away from injured side.

Question 3

Tx for tension pneumothorax

Answer 3

• chest tube to suck air out.
• in tension pneumothorax, air is sucked in through opening, but cannot escape