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==History and Symptoms==
==History and Symptoms==
* History and symptoms of pneumothorax include sharp, pleuritic, ipsilateral chest pain, acute dyspnea, and increased work of breathing.<ref name="SahnHeffner2000">{{cite journal|last1=Sahn|first1=Steven A.|last2=Heffner|first2=John E.|title=Spontaneous Pneumothorax|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=342|issue=12|year=2000|pages=868–874|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJM200003233421207}}</ref>
* History and symptoms of pneumothorax include sharp, pleuritic, ipsilateral chest pain, acute dyspnea, anxiety, and increased work of breathing.<ref name="SahnHeffner2000">{{cite journal|last1=Sahn|first1=Steven A.|last2=Heffner|first2=John E.|title=Spontaneous Pneumothorax|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=342|issue=12|year=2000|pages=868–874|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJM200003233421207}}</ref>


===History===
===History===
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*Difficulty breathing
*Difficulty breathing
*Increased work of breathing
*Increased work of breathing
*Anxiety


===Less Common Symptoms===
===Less Common Symptoms===

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]

Overview

The most common symptoms of pneumothorax include sharp chest pain, difficulty breathing, and increased work of breathing. Less common symptoms of pneumothorax include hypotension.

History and Symptoms

  • History and symptoms of pneumothorax include sharp, pleuritic, ipsilateral chest pain, acute dyspnea, anxiety, and increased work of breathing.[1]

History

Patients with pneumothorax may have a positive history of:[1]

  • Sharp chest pain
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Increased work of breathing
  • Anxiety

Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of [disease name] include

  • Hypotension

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sahn, Steven A.; Heffner, John E. (2000). "Spontaneous Pneumothorax". New England Journal of Medicine. 342 (12): 868–874. doi:10.1056/NEJM200003233421207. ISSN 0028-4793.

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