2. Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax is a collection of air or gas in the chest or pleural space that causes part or all of a lung to collapse.
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3. Pneumothorax - Glossary Entry - Genetics Home Reference
A condition in which air or other gas is present in the pleural cavity and which occurs spontaneously as a result of disease or injury of lung tissue, rupture of air-filled pulmonary cysts, or puncture of the chest wall or is induced as a therapeu...
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4. Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax is a condition in which air or gas collects in the "pleural space" or "pleural cavity," which is the space between the lungs and the chest cavity. This can cause the lung to collapse.
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5. Pneumothorax
Classification of Pneumothorax; Spontaneous (not caused by trauma or any obvious precipitating factor), Traumatic - Traumatic pneumothorax is caused by penetrating or blunt trauma to the chest, with air entering the pleural space directly through ...
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6. Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax is the presence of air within the pleural space; Due to disruption of parietal, visceral or mediastinal pleura; May also occur from spontaneous rupture of subpleural bleb; A tension pneumothorax occurs when pleura form a one-way flap ...
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7. Pneumothorax
The pleura are membranes that line the lungs and the inside of the chest, creating a smooth surface for the lungs to move on while breathing. Pneumothorax is a condition in which a pocket of air gets in between the two layers of the pleura and the...
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8. Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax is a lung disorder in which air in the lungs leaks out through holes in the lung tissue into the spaces outside the lung airways. Pneumothorax is one type of lung disorders called air leak syndrome. A baby can have more than one form ...
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9. Pneumothorax
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10. Pneumothorax
A pneumothorax is commonly known as a collapsed lung. Normally, the outer surface of the lung sits next to the inner surface of the chest wall. The lung and the chest wall are covered by thin membranes called pleura. A collapsed lung occurs when a...
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