The genome of the organism that produces the world's most lethal toxin has been revealed. This toxin is the major weapon in the genome of Clostridium botulinum: less than two kg is enough to kill every person on the planet.
pneumothorax. entry of air into the pleural cavity in sufficient quantity to cause collapse of the lung and consequent respiratory embarrassment. If it is unilateral there is a mediastinal shift with displacement of the heart to the other side of the chest. Breath sounds are absent from the affected side. Pneumothorax.
The air leak chamber of a pleurevac, just like the first bottle of a drainage set, needs to be partly filled with water â thatâs how the bubble-trap idea works, like putting the end of the chest tube in a cup of water, like a one-way valve.