PNEUMOTHORAX: Symptoms, causes, types, treatment and more
Pneumothorax when broken down is 2 words; pneumo meaning air and thorax meaning chest. Abnormal collection or presence of air in the pleural cavity is termed as pneumothorax. The air in the plural space disrupts the normal negative intrapleural pressure which is what is resisting the elastic recoil of the lung tissue keeping them expanded […]
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