Chest Injuries and Disorders
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Summary
The chest is the part of the body between your neck and your abdomen. It includes the ribs and breastbone. Inside your chest are several organs, including the heart, lungs, and esophagus. The pleura, a large thin sheet of tissue, lines the inside of the chest cavity.
Chest injuries and disorders include
- Heart diseases
- Lung diseases and collapsed lung
- Pleural disorders
- Esophagus disorders
- Broken ribs
- Thoracic aortic aneurysms
- Disorders of the mediastinum, the space between the lungs, breastbone, and spine
Diagnosis and Tests
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Chest MRI
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Chest X-Ray
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Also in Spanish
- Chest X-Ray (Chest Radiography) (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) Also in Spanish
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What is Bronchoscopy?
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Also in Spanish
Treatments and Therapies
- Chest tube insertion - slideshow (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Chest Tube Thoracostomy (American Thoracic Society) - PDF Also in Spanish
Living With
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation: MedlinePlus Health Topic
(National Library of Medicine)
Also in Spanish
Related Issues
- What Is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon? (Society of Thoracic Surgeons) Also in Spanish
Specifics
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Atelectasis
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Costochondritis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Mediastinitis (Merck & Co., Inc.)
- Rib Fractures (Merck & Co., Inc.) Also in Spanish
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Mediastinal Diseases
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Rib Fractures
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Thoracic Diseases
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Thoracic Injuries
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Acute rib fracture caused by preoperative positioning for direct lateral...
- Article: Myocardial infarction following a blunt chest trauma: A case report.
- Article: Pregnancy-related acquired hemophilia A initially manifesting as pleural hemorrhage: A...
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Children
- Costochondritis (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- Pectus excavatum repair - slideshow (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Teenagers
- Costochondritis (For Teens) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Patient Handouts
- Chest tube insertion (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Costochondritis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Mediastinal tumor (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Pectus excavatum (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Rib fracture - aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish