Researchers tell us that most of us already know that chest pain like Laura’s could be a symptom of what doctors call Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI – or heart attack) or Acute Coronary Syndrome (any condition brought on by sudden reduced blood flow to the heart muscle). I had cold sweats, and I felt nauseated.” Laura Haywood-Cory, age 41, heart attack, six stents The pain radiated down my left arm and up into my neck and jaw. It wasn’t sharp or crushing or burning, more like a dull pressure. Commonly, the tube is left there for a few days to allow the lung tissue that has torn to heal.By Carolyn Thomas ♥ was asleep and my symptoms woke me up. I had several simultaneous symptoms, but the first one seemed to be central chest pain. This is more commonly needed for cases of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax when there is underlying lung disease. Sometimes a larger chest tube is inserted to remove a large pneumothorax. This is repeated until most of the air of the pneumothorax is removed. The air in the syringe is then expelled into the atmosphere. The syringe sucks out some air and the three-way tap is turned.
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(Some local anaesthetic is injected into the skin first to make the procedure painless.) A large syringe with a three-way tap is attached to the thin tube that is inserted through the chest. The common method of removing the air is to insert a very thin tube through the chest with the aid of a needle. As a rule, a pneumothorax that makes you breathless is best removed. This may be needed if there is a larger pneumothorax or if you have other lung or breathing problems. Removing (aspirating) the trapped air is sometimes needed If it does occur again it is usually on the same side and it usually occurs within three years of the first one. Up to 5 in 10 people who have a primary spontaneous pneumothorax have another one or more at some time in the future. Cigarette smoke seems to make the wall of any bleb even weaker and more likely to tear.
It is more common in men who smoke than in men who don't smoke and 9 times more common in women who smoke than in women who don't smoke. Men are more likely to be affected around the age of 20 years and women in their early 30s.
Men are affected about three times more often than women and are affected at a younger age. It is more common in tall thin people.Ībout 2 in 10,000 young adults in the UK develop a spontaneous pneumothorax each year. Most occur in healthy young adults who do not have any lung disease. Then, air escapes from the lung but gets trapped between the lung and chest wall. The wall of the bleb or bulla is not as strong as normal lung tissue and may tear. A bleb or bulla is like a small balloon of tissue that may develop on the edge of a lung. However, the tear often occurs at the site of a tiny bleb or bulla on the edge of a lung. It is thought to be due to a tiny tear of an outer part of the lung - usually near the top of the lung. This means that the pneumothorax develops for no apparent reason in an otherwise healthy person. What causes a pneumothorax? Primary spontaneous pneumothorax
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