Extra-pulmonary symptoms

Pneumothorax is an extrapulmonary air accumulation within the pleural space between the lung and chest wall. Once pneumothorax acquires tension physiology, it turns into a potentially lethal condition requiring prompt surgical intervention. Common symptoms are chest pain and dyspnea; hence an electrocardiogram (ECG) is often performed in emergent settings.

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As one ascends rapidly to 3000 m (~10,000 ft), the reduction of the O 2 content of inspired air (FIO2) leads to a decrease in alveolar PO2 to about 60 mmHg, and a condition termed high-altitude illness develops (see above). At higher altitudes, arterial saturation declines rapidly and symptoms become more serious; and at 5000 m, unacclimatized individuals usually cease to be able to function normally.

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