pneumothorax
pneumothorax — 名詞
- pneumothoraxsingular
- pneumothoraxesplural
1. a health problem where air collects in the thin gap between a lung and the inner
氣胸
空氣進入肋膜腔導致肺部受壓塌陷
a health problem where air collects in the thin gap between a lung and the inner chest wall. This trapped air presses against the lung, making it partly or fully deflate. Pneumothorax may occur out of the blue (spontaneous type) or can develop after a broken rib or a deep chest wound.
Mr. Chen had a small pneumothorax — air trapped against his lung — that needed no surgery.
陳先生肺部旁有空氣積聚形成小範圍氣胸，無須動手術。
spontaneous small pneumothorax — self-resolution
After the car accident, a pneumothorax caused the driver's left lung to collapse.
車禍之後，氣胸導致司機的左肺塌陷。
pneumothorax caused by chest trauma
Trapped air crushed the lung; a nurse spotted a tension pneumothorax and called for help.
積聚的空氣壓迫病人的肺部，一名護理師發現是張力性氣胸，立刻求救。
tension pneumothorax — life-threatening type
Smoking raises risk of lung-collapsing air leaks — a spontaneous pneumothorax — in tall, thin young men.
身材高瘦的年輕男性若抽菸，會增加肺部被漏出空氣擠壓塌陷的風險，導致自發性氣胸。
risk factors: spontaneous pneumothorax
A chest X-ray showed the patient's pneumothorax needed a tube to drain trapped air.
胸部Ｘ光顯示病人的氣胸需要放置引流管來排出積聚的空氣。
- spontaneous pneumothorax
- tension pneumothorax
- traumatic pneumothorax
- open pneumothorax
- collapsed lung
Everyday term patients use; not a precise medical synonym since pneumothorax is the cause of the collapse
- atelectasis
Also involves partial lung collapse, but caused by airway blockage or pressure, not necessarily air in the pleural space
用法筆記
Doctors distinguish three main types: spontaneous (occurs with no obvious cause, common in tall thin young men), traumatic (caused by a chest injury), and tension (a life-threatening form where air keeps entering the pleural space and cannot escape). Only the tension type requires immediate emergency drainage.
常見錯誤
同根字
- pneumothoraces名詞C2