Signs of Tension Pneumothorax
- Respiratory distress (dyspnoea, tachypnoea, ability to speak only in short sentences or single words, agitation, sweating)
- Falling arterial oxygen saturation
- Ipsilateral hyperexpansion, hypomobility, hyperresonance with decreased breath sounds
- Tachycardia
- Hypotension (late sign)
- Tracheal deviation (inconsistent sign)
- Elevated jugular venous pressure (inconsistent sign)
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