Spontaneous Tension Hemothorax in a Patient with Asbestosis
Case Presentation: A 75-year-old man with a history of asbestosis presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset dyspnea and hemoptysis, triggered by coughing. The patient was hemodynamically unstable and in respiratory distress. Computed tomography revealed a massive hemothorax on the left...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2022-11-01
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Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0kv4x057 |