Aetiology
Causes include:
- pulmonary atelactasis
- bronchopneumonia
- pulmonary embolism
- left ventricular failure - may be a result of myocardial infarction of fluid overload
- pneumothorax - may occur as a complication of insertion of a central venous line or use of intercostal anaesthetic block - also may occur spontaneously
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