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The Hippocratic Splash

Author(s) -

Geetha Girithari,

Inês Coelho dos Santos,

Eva Claro,

Serguey Belykh,

David Matias,

Orlando José dos Santos

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

european journal of case reports in internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125

H-Index - 1

ISSN - 2284-2594

DOI - 10.12890/2018_000975

Subject(s) - hydropneumothorax , medicine , thoracentesis , pleural cavity , empyema , radiology , supine position , pleural fluid , asbestosis , surgery , pneumothorax , pleural effusion , lung

Hydropneumothorax is defined as the presence of air and fluid in the pleural cavity and is an infrequent finding.Clinical features may present as breathlessness and chest pains with decreased breath sounds, dullness in a straight line, shifting dullness, a succussion splash and a positive coin test on physical examination; supine radiography demonstrates a distinctive pleural line with increased density lateral in the pleural cavity.Hydropneumothorax is managed by chest tube insertion for intercostal drainage.

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