Minutus

Yes but intussusception can and does resolve itself if recognised and
treated in time, which is not the case for fractures and pneumothorax; there
is no element of dynamic evolotion in those ones.
Dr. J. Rozencwajg, MD, PhD.
"The greatest enemy of any science is a closed mind"

This book was written in 1904.
In the chapter on pneumothorax he apparently talks about the chronic
situation of an established pneumothorax that does not increase any more.
Barring infection, this situation always resolves as the air is eventually
absorbed by the pleura.
What is not addressed in the sudden occurence of a pneumothorax that
brutally changes the pressure in the chest with a mediastinal shift (where
the mediastnum is pushed aside but as it is fixed it can move a little but
twist a lot and in that motion suddently closes the aorta and the 2 vena
cavae, causing quick death).
If this does not happen, yes there is a very good probability of healing
whatever you do.
Got to survive the acute phase though...............I am not entirely sure
about that but I think there were no chest tubes and pleural bottles at that
time, the chest cavity was a sacro-sanct place you did not enter under
penalty of killing your patient.........
Dr. J. Rozencwajg, MD, PhD.
"The greatest enemy of any science is a closed mind"

Some weeks ago I posted an inquiry about pneumothorax, to which Robyn, Dr.
J. and some others responded with very helpful information.

After waiting for the patient to stabilize, I finally took his case
yesterday. I won't go into the details, for I don't have permission to post
the case, but it turned out to be a clear Kali-carb. case.

The patient walked into my office with the slow, self-protective movements
of an elderly man (though he's only 47). At his request, his wife was
present -- not so much because his memory was poor, but because he seemed to
want her company. He'd started with influenza that went into bronchitis,
then pneumonia. The pneumothorax developed as a result of coughing. His
lung was reinflated, then collapsed again, requiring an operation to
inflate. The chest tube became infected, leading to empyema. All of this,
of course, at the base of the right lung. Even to a constant ache in the
lowest right rib [CHEST, pain, lungs, right, adhering to rib, as if lobe
were].

Will see how he progresses, but in the meantime I'm taking note that Kali-c.
is one of those remedies that's likely to develop a pneumothorax.

Peace,
Cinnabar

How interesting. Thanks for more history, A real Kali Carb. Jean

DMH wrote:

Thank you for sharing this Cinnabar, really worth knowing as a possible
'therapeutic' .

best wishes, Barbara

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