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2010 Jul 29 – Images in Clinical Medicine: Pneumothorax — An Uncommon Complication of a Common Procedure

Tahir Nazir, M.R.C.P. and Shuja Punekar, F.R.C.P. N Engl J Med 2010; 363:462July 29, 2010
A 92-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with a severe left-sided ischemic stroke causing altered mental status (i.e., a score of 9 on the Glasgow Coma Scale, on which scores range from 3 to 15, with higher scores indicating increased consciousness), weakness on the right side, and dysphagia.


An initial attempt to insert a small-caliber nasogastric tube for feeding was unsuccessful, with coiling of the tube in the mouth.

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