LIBRO + ANEXOS NEUMOLOGÍA PEDIÁTRICA

Libro Blanco de las ACES Pediátricas 2024 142 ❚ b. Prognosis with therapy 1. Know the natural history of treated empyema b. Pneumothorax 1. Epidemiology a. Recognize conditions associated with increased risk of spontaneous pneumothorax 2. Etiology/genetics 3. Pathophysiology a. Pathology b. Path mechanisms and consequences 4. Diagnosis and clinical manifestations a. History 1. Know that spontaneous pneumothorax is a common cause of chest pain in adolescents b. Physical examination 1. Recognize the physical findings associated with a pneumothorax (shift of trachea and cardiac apex, and a tympanic percussion note over the affected side) 2. Recognize the significance of a bulging hemithorax in a neonate c. Imaging 1. Recognize radiographic findings typical of pneumothorax 2. Know how to distinguish lobar emphysema and a pulmonary cyst from a pneumothorax d. Pulmonary function tests e. Other investigations f. Diagnostic criteria g. Complications 5. Prevention and therapeutic approach a. Prevention b. Therapeutic approach 1. Know the appropriate management of a spontaneous pneumothorax 2. Know the appropriate management of recurrent pneumothorax in a normal child 3. Know the appropriate management of recurrent pneumothorax in a child with cystic fibrosis 4. Know the physiologic principles underlying the use of 100% oxygen in the treatment of pneumothorax 5. Know the methods for pleurodesis 6. Know the risks of air transport in patients with air leak syndromes c. Side effects of therapy 1. Know that infection, pain, bleeding, and respiratory splinting are complications of chest tube drainage 2. Know that loculated pneumothoraces may be difficult to drain with a single chest tube 3. Recognize complications of chemical pleurodesis 6. Prognosis