Audience: Medical Students and Interns
Recommended Playback Speed: 1 x to 1.5 x

Learning Objectives:
Recognize the findings of pneumothorax
Explain how and when to use chest radiographs to evaluate for pneumothorax

Summary:
If tension pneumothorax – emergent decompression and follow-up chest xray
Upright chest radiograph after high risk procedure
Upright chest radiograph after changes to chest tube settings
Persistent pneumothorax:
-Check chest tube system for leak
-Return to suction or increase suction
-Consider bronchopleural fistula

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