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Spontaneous pneumothorax

In medicine (pulmonology), a pneumothorax, or collapsed lung,

is a potential medical emergency caused by accumulation of air or gas

in the pleural cavity. A pneumothorax can occur spontaneously,

or as the result of disease or injury.

Cardiomegaly is a condition wherein the heart enlarges in a cardiothoracic ratio of more than 0.50. It can be attributed to a lot of causes, but mostly it is because of low heart output, otherwise referred to as a cardiac failure. A cardiothoracic ratio is the way to measure the size of a person’s heart.

 

Acute pulmonary eosinophilia (Loeffler's syndrome)
Causes and Risks:
Causes may include exposure to various drugs, parasitic infestation (especially ascariasis in children), nickel exposure, recent blood transfusion, or lymphangiogram . Often, the cause remains undetermined, although a response by the immune system to a sensitizing antigen is suspected. Lung infiltrates show a large amount of eosinophils , a type of white blood cell. The incidence is 6 out of 100,000 people.

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An ovarian cyst is any collection of fluid, surrounded by a very thin wall, within an ovary. Any ovarian follicle that is larger than about two centimeters is termed an ovarian cyst. An ovarian cyst can be as small as a pea, or larger than an orange.

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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare form of stroke that results from thrombosis (a blood clot) of the dural venous sinuses, which drain blood from the brain. Symptoms may include headache, abnormal vision, any of the symptoms of stroke such as weakness of the face and limbs on one side of the body, and seizures. The diagnosis is usually by computed tomography (CT/CAT scan) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) employing radiocontrast to demonstrate obstruction of the venous sinuses by thrombus.

 

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