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> 3 spontaneous pneumathoraces… I remember from EMT school the informal advice that spontaneous pneumo is a predisposition for certain body types and somethin
by mbubb 5y ago
> 3 spontaneous pneumathoraces…
I remember from EMT school the informal advice that spontaneous pneumo is a predisposition for certain body types and something as trivial as a burp or hiccups can cause. Tall and thin body type. But this is anecdotal- is there an underlying cause in your case?
- marcodiego 5y ago> spontaneous pneumo is a predisposition for certain body types Some medics said exactly this for me. This body type is called "franzino" in Brazil and is exactly how I was as a teenager. Strangely my pneumathoraces were not on the same side. On the left side it happened twice which was fixed with two clamps and a pleurodesis. On the right side it occurred only once but considering my predisposition, there's no reason to think it will never happen again.
- gavinray 5y agoJesus christ mate, human biology is fucked. Imagine walking around knowing your lungs could pop for essentially no good reason, at any moment.