Sunday, October 25, 2009

Spontaneous Pneumothorax

The first disorder I am going to talk about is one that I have experienced firsthand. I have suffered from a continuous Pneumothorax in my lung since I was fourteen. It just spontaneously happens for no apparent reason. The only thing the doctors could tell me was that it takes place in tall, thin, young people.


Spontaneous Pneumothorax is a lung disorder when either or both lungs collect air in the space between the lung and the chest wall. The trapped air causes the lung to collapse therefore it cannot inflate completely. If a Spontaneous Pneumothorax occurs once there is a high possibility it will happen again. Below is a picture of a chest x-ray. The chest x-ray displays a collapsed lung on the right side. All of the black in the right side of the lung is air that has leaked in.




The symptoms that I displayed when my lung collapsed were a sharp stabbing pain in my shoulder and chest. It actually hurt to breath. My entire left arm hurt as well, I remember thinking I was having a heart attack at fourteen. I couldn’t understand what was happening to my body. Other symptoms that can occur from a Pneumothorax are shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing, and a rapid breathing rate.

Hospitalization is necessary for treatment for a Spontaneous Pneumothorax. If the air leak is small rest and oxygen can bring the lung back to its normal state. If the air leak is big a chest tube is inserted between the ribs into the pleural space to remove the air. Treatment for a reoccurring Pneumothorax can be a surgical procedure call Pleurodesis. Pleurodesis is scrapping of the lining of the lung which causes the membranes around the lung to stick together. Sometimes an irritant like talc powder is put inside the space to create inflammation causing the lining of the lung to stick to the chest wall.




There are no real causes of a Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Doctors say it occurs in taller, thin people, and family history may play a part in the occurrence of this disorder. Prevention is limited, it is best to not smoke because smoking will increase a person’s risk to suffering from a Spontaneous Pneumothorax.





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