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Treatment of Pneumothorax
A pneumothorax (noo-moe-THOR-aks) is a collapsed lung. A pneumothorax occurs when air leaks into the space between your lung and chest wall. This air pushes on the outside of your lung and makes it collapse. In most cases, only a portion of the lung collapses.
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This video explains pneumothorax, a collapsed lung. It describes a pneumothorax as occurring when air leaks into the space between the lung and chest wall, pushing on the outside of the lung and making it collapse, with only a portion of the lung collapsing in most cases.
Key points
- Pneumothorax is defined as a collapsed lung
- Air leaking between lung and chest wall is explained
- Partial collapse in most cases is described
Video Overview
This video presents “Treatment of Pneumothorax” — A pneumothorax (noo-moe-THOR-aks) is a collapsed lung. A pneumothorax occurs when air leaks into the space between your lung and chest wall. This air pushes on the outside of your lung and makes it collapse. In most cases, only a portion. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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