What is a Pneumothorax? EXPLAINED!

📱🚀 Coming Soon! Rapid Reference, my new critical care reference app, launches June 2026 — join the waitlist! 👉🏼 https://adv.icu/rapidref Explaining about Pneumothoraxes! 📝 Free Quiz: https://adv.icu/3qH92ED 💲✂️ 10% off EACH Month your MyNurisngMastery subscription: https://adv.icu/mastery ❤️🙏🏼 Show your support with an ICU Advantage Sticker HERE 👉🏼 https://adv.icu/support To further enhance your understanding for the chest tube series, I want to review over some of the disorders that can lead to chest tube placement. The first is going to be the pneumothorax. Here we talk about what it is, how patients get them, some signs and symptoms as well as how we diagnose, and then finally how we can treat them. ---------- 🤔 Curious how you can show your support? AND get extra content such as the notes for each lesson! Consider supporting ICU Advantage.... on YouTube channel membership head over to:    / @icuadvantage   on Patreon head over to:   / icuadvantage   If not, no worries, as you watching videos here, liking them, commenting and sharing them also really help to support the channel! 😍 --------- 👕 $20 towards Figs Scrubs! https://adv.icu/figs 🤑 📚📖BOOKS I RECOMMEND ✔️Barron’s CCRN Exam: https://amzn.to/2MFWIkH ✔️Pass CCRN!: https://amzn.to/36apxgN ✔️AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing: https://amzn.to/2F5riQs ✔️Kaplan Adult CCRN Review: https://amzn.to/37igv1t ✔️Marino’s The ICU Book: https://amzn.to/2ZzKP4Y 🩺🏥🖊SOME OF MY FAVORITE NURSING GEAR ✔️3M Littmann Master Cardiology Stethoscope: https://amzn.to/2sn0wR5 ✔️Rip Shears - Trauma Shears: https://amzn.to/35diZwR ✔️Leatherman - Raptor Shears: https://amzn.to/2MGF801 ✔️Stethoscope Tape Holder: https://amzn.to/2snWkAy ✔️Pilot FriXion Erasable Pens: https://amzn.to/2Qw9pQg 💻🎙GEAR THAT I USE TO MAKE THESE VIDEOS ✔️Apple Pencil: https://amzn.to/368qS83 ✔️iPad Pro 12.9”: https://amzn.to/367s2QV ✔️Blue Yeti Mic: https://amzn.to/2Q7vrK9 ✔️MacBook Pro 15”: https://amzn.to/2tcDegM 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 If you enjoyed this video or found it useful, please hit the like button as this greatly helps the channel out! Also make sure and subscribe, hit the bell icon and select all notifications to stay up to date on our latest videos! 👁🎥👁🎥 Check out these other great lessons and series of lessons below! ✅ Hemodynamics:    • Hemodynamic Principals   ✅ Shock:    • Shock   ✅ ECG/EKG Rhythm Interpretation:    • ECG/EKG Interpretation   ✅ ICU Drips:    • ICU Drips   ✅ ECMO:    • ECMO   ✅ CRRT:    • CRRT Explained!   🙏🙏 A Special THANK YOU to YouTube and Patreon Members!!! 🙏🙏 Patreon Members: 🏆 Code Team: John, Tsz, Dajana, Selena, Anita, Amelie, Dominic, April! 🥇Trauma Team: Remigio, Nereida, BT, Angel, Natasha, Kathryn, Oriya, Pedro, Leisl, Whitney, Kayla, Shanika, Micha, Nicole, L Y, Shenelle, Elizabeth, Romia, Dean, Sambo, Meredith, Zachary, Matthew, Jessica, Kermit, Emina, Vaneida, Ernesto, Orion! 🥈Rapid Response Team: Quetina, Stephanie, Ty, Emily, Jackson, Yulia, Claudia, Amanda, Julianne, Christoph, Mandi, Karen, Kayte, Zac, Joanne, Marianne, Andrea, Patricio, Michelle, Cameron, Sarah, Avocado, Esmeralda, Sharifa, Annie, Laura, Tyler, Stephanie, Riley, Elaine, Jo, Allison, Jason! Welcome the NEWEST YouTube Members (since the last video): 👏🏼 bkkasper, Cutie Pie, Tedd, Eugine, Hafiz, Nuzul, Anthonette, Georgina 0:00 Intro 1:29 What is a Pneumothorax 2:26 Type & Classify 5:04 Signs & Symptoms 7:44 Diagnosis 11:06 Treatment 15:18 Wrap Up ⚠️⚠️ DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description are affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! ❗️❗️PLEASE NOTE: ICU Advantage medical videos, medical lectures, medical illustrations, and medical animations are for medical education and exam preparation purposes, and not intended to replace recommendations by your doctor or health care provider. The information is present here to give you a starting place to further look in to the proper treatments and recommendations for the care of your patient. #ICUAdvantage #ChestTubes #Pneumothorax