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Clerkship Objectives

Chest Pain and Shortness of Breath

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Parent Objective

Primary Presentations

Child Objectives

Describe the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax.
Discuss the risks of pneumothorax which could prove life-threatening.
Discuss the underlying pulmonary pathology you might expect to find. (pneumothorax)
Discuss the role of: Observation; Tube thoracostomy; Chemical sclerosis; Surgical management of this condition (pneumothorax).
Describe the common etiologies for hemothorax.
Discuss an appropriate diagnostic evaluation for a patient with hemothorax.
Discuss the appropriate management of blood in the pleural cavity.
Which patients (with hemothorax) need an operation?
What are the risks in leaving the blood diagnostic in the chest?
Discuss the most common non-traumatic causes of hemothorax.

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