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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for pneumomediastinum
  1. Pneumomediastinum 
    Pneumomediastinum is air in the mediastinum. The mediastinum is the space in the middle of the chest, ... Pneumomediastinum is uncommon. The condition can be caused by injury or disease. Most often, it occurs when ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000084.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Chest Injuries and Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is the chest? The chest is the part of your body between your neck and your abdomen (belly). The medical term for your chest is thorax. Your chest ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/chestinjuriesanddisorders.html - Health Topics
  3. Lung Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    When you breathe, your lungs take in oxygen from the air and deliver it to the bloodstream. The cells in your body need oxygen to work and grow. During a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lungdiseases.html - Health Topics
  4. Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome 
    ... The space in the chest between the lungs (pneumomediastinum) The area between the heart and the thin ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001563.htm - Medical Encyclopedia