Basic Science and Pathophysiology
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Radiograph Investigations
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Management
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Clinical Cases
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Pneumothorax Mimics
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If chest radiographs are taken supine, which is unusual in the absence of trauma, air gravitates to the costophrenic angle which appears more radiolucent and widened (the 'deep sulcus sign'). If pleural adhesions are present then the pneumothorax may be confined to the affected area.
List four recognised potential mimics of a pneumothorax on chest radiograph
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