The answer is Flail chest
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Flail chest occurs when trauma to the chest causes multiple fractures in ≥ 3 adjacent ribs with a segment of the chest wall separating from the rest of the thoracic cage; it is a marker for injury to the underlying lung.
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When a patient has a flail chest, the flail segment moves paradoxically (i.e, outward during expiration and inward during inspiration).
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A chest x-ray can help confirm bone fractures and usually shows underlying pulmonary contusion.
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Some modalities of treatment include: supportive care; sometimes mechanical ventilation and occasionally rib fracture repair and analgesics.
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Flail chest occurs when trauma to the chest causes multiple fractures in ≥ 3 adjacent ribs with a segment of the chest wall separating from the rest of the thoracic cage; it is a marker for injury to the underlying lung.
.
When a patient has a flail chest, the flail segment moves paradoxically (i.e, outward during expiration and inward during inspiration).
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A chest x-ray can help confirm bone fractures and usually shows underlying pulmonary contusion.
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Some modalities of treatment include: supportive care; sometimes mechanical ventilation and occasionally rib fracture repair and analgesics.
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