Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4212908 | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
It is vital to ask about illicit drug smoking in the respiratory history as marijuana smoking augments the detrimental effects of tobacco. We describe the case of a 28 year old marijuana smoker who developed a pneumothorax during a breath-holding competition. Pneumothorax is a common clinical entity that every physician should be aware of how to manage and lifetime risk is considerably increased by smoking and in exposure to barotrauma.
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Authors
Avinash Aujayeb, Calum Donald, Simon Doe,