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F: There is an hypodense area devoid of lung. Recognize the air-fluid interface at the right side with a completely horizontal upper border. lung

H: Adult man, 37-years-old, road traffic accident with trauma to the thorax. Chest x-ray (p.a.) showed fractured ribs at the right side. The patient suffers from dyspnoe. Haemoglobin: 9.5 g/dl

INFO/WWW-LINKS: Causes of pleural effusion are ususally divided by the effusion`s protein concentration into transudates (<30g/l) and exsudates (>30g/l). Reasons for transudates are e.g. heart failure, liver failure, nephrotic syndrome. Reasons for exsudates are e.g. pneumonia, TB, empyema, lung carcinoma and trauma.
A pneumothorax is an accumulation of air in the pleural space. Often spontaneous due to rupture of a plural bleb. Other causes are trauma - also iatrogen CVC lines, asthma, TB, pneumonia and others. Pneumothorax will show as an area devoid of lung

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