pneumothorax
abnormal collection of air in the pleural space
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pneumothorax
Summary
pneumothorax is a rare disease[1]. pneumothorax ranks in the top 2% of rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (891 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- pneumothorax's instance of is recorded as rare disease[3].
- pneumothorax's instance of is recorded as clinical sign[4].
- pneumothorax's instance of is recorded as class of disease[5].
- pneumothorax is a type of pleural disease[6].
- pneumothorax is a type of emphysema[7].
- pneumothorax's Commons category is recorded as Pneumothorax[8].
- pneumothorax's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as R99[9].
- pneumothorax's symptoms and signs is recorded as chest pain[10].
- pneumothorax's symptoms and signs is recorded as dyspnea[11].
- pneumothorax's symptoms and signs is recorded as dry cough[12].
- pneumothorax's medical examination is recorded as chest radiograph[13].
- pneumothorax's medical examination is recorded as medical ultrasonography[14].
- pneumothorax's medical examination is recorded as computed tomography[15].
- pneumothorax's possible treatment is recorded as chest tube[16].
- pneumothorax's possible treatment is recorded as conservative management[17].
- pneumothorax's possible treatment is recorded as pleurodesis[18].
- pneumothorax's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
- pneumothorax's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[20].
- pneumothorax's described by source is recorded as The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)[21].
- pneumothorax's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 512.8[22].
- pneumothorax's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C38006[23].
- pneumothorax's health specialty is recorded as emergency medicine[24].
- pneumothorax's health specialty is recorded as pulmonology[25].
- pneumothorax's health specialty is recorded as thoracic surgery[26].
- pneumothorax's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as talc[27].
Why It Matters
pneumothorax ranks in the top 2% of rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (891 views/month).[2] pneumothorax has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] pneumothorax is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]