Emergency Management
Original lecture: Dr Wanami Tyson, Pneumothorax — Etiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Features & Emergency Management
Emergency management (mnemonic O SHIT ME)
- S albutamol 5 mg nebulised (back-to-back)
- H ydrocortisone 100 mg IV or prednisolone 40–50 mg PO for 5 days
- I pratropium 0.5 mg nebulised
- T heophylline/aminophylline — senior decision
- M agnesium sulphate 1.2–2 g IV over 20 min
Read this in Bronchial Asthma: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and GINA Stepwise Management
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- Original lecture: Dr Wanami Tyson, Pneumothorax — Etiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Features & Emergency Management (Pneumothorax: Classification, Clinical Features and Emergency Management)
- *c)* Outline the emergency management of this condition, including specific treatments and their mechanisms of action. (7 marks) (Chemical Path, Long Answer and Short Answer)