Pneumothorax
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title:
Pneumothorax
text:
A pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall. Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp, one-sided chest pain and shortness of breath. In a minority of cases, a one-way valve is formed by an area of damaged tissue, and the amount of air in the space between chest wall and lungs increases; this is called a tension pneumothorax. This can cause a steadily worsening oxygen shortage and low blood pressure. This leads to a type of shoc
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description:
Abnormal collection of air in the pleural space
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumothorax
date created:
2003-08-02T05:12:18Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T05:30:21Z
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