hemopneumothorax

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hemopneumothorax /he·mo·pneu·mo·tho·rax/ (-noo″mo-thor´aks) pneumothorax with hemorrhagic effusion.

he·mo·pneu·mo·tho·rax (h

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The accumulation of air and blood in the pleural cavity. Also called pneumohemothorax.

hemopneumothorax

[hē′mōno̅o̅′mōthôr′aks]

Etymology: Gk, haima, blood, pneuma, air, thorax, chest

an accumulation of blood and air in the pleural cavity.

hemopneumothorax [he″mo-noo″mo-thor´aks]

pneumothorax with an accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity; called also pneumohemothorax.

hemopneumothorax

an accumulation of blood and air in the pleural cavity.

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hemothorax pneumohemothorax			At admission the patient was in stable condition, with a chest radiograph positive for hemopneumothorax, and without evidence of cardiac enlargement. Delayed hemopericardium after penetrating chest trauma: thoracoscopic ... by Liu, Donald / Southern Medical Journal The patient suffered a hemopneumothorax and cardiac arrest. Should hospital be liable for failure to obtain informed consent? by Tammelleo, A. David / Hospital Law's Regan Report Preventive Antibiotic Use in Traumatic Chest Injuries Recently published studies have shown the value of parenteral antibiotic prophylaxis in the prevention of pneumonia or empyema after the placement of a chest tube to correct the hemopneumothorax associated with chest trauma (32,33). Preventing Surgical Site Infections: A Surgeon's Perspective by Nichols, Ronald Lee / Emerging Infectious Diseases			hemopexis hemophagocyte hemophagous hemophil hemophilia hemophilia & HIV hemophilia A hemophilia B hemophilia C hemophiliac hemophilic hemophilioid hemophilioid state C hemophilosis Hemophilus Hemophilus Infections Hemophilus influenzae vaccine hemophobia hemophoresis hemophoric hemophthalmia hemoplastic hemopleura hemopleuropneumonia syndrome hemopneumopericardium hemopneumothorax hemopoiesis hemopoietic hemoporphyrin hemoprecipitin hemoprotein hemopsonin hemoptysis HemoQuant hemorheology hemorrhachis hemorrhage hemorrhage control hemorrhagenic hemorrhagic hemorrhagic ascites hemorrhagic bone cyst hemorrhagic cholecystitis hemorrhagic colitis hemorrhagic cyst hemorrhagic cystitis hemorrhagic diathesis hemorrhagic disease of newborn hemorrhagic disease of the newborn hemorrhagic endovasculitis hemorrhagic familial angiomatosis			hemophilioid disease hemophilioid disease hemophilioid disease hemophilioid disease hemophilioid state C Hemophilla Hemophilla Hemophilla hemophilosis Hemophilus Hemophilus Hemophilus Infections Hemophilus influenzae Hemophilus Influenzae Type B Hemophilus influenzae vaccine hemophobia hemophobia hemophobia hemophobic hemophobic hemophobic hemophoresis hemophoric hemophthalmia hemoplastic hemopleura hemopleura hemopleura hemopleuropneumonia syndrome hemopneumopericardium hemopneumothorax Hemopoeisis Hemopoetic Cell Kinase hemopoiesis hemopoiesis hemopoiesis hemopoietic hemopoietic hemopoietic Hemopoietic cell Hemopoietic Cell Kinase hemopoietic myelodysplasia hemopoietic myelodysplasia Hemopoietic stem cells hemopoietic tissue Hemopoietin Hemopoietin Hemopoietin hemoporphyrin hemoporphyrin hemoprecipitin hemoprotein hemoprotein hemoprotein Hemoproteins Hemoproteins Hemoproteins hemopsonin hemoptysis hemoptysis hemoptysis

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