HUM BIOL CONCPTS&CURR
HUM BIOL CONCPTS&CURR
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ISBN: 9781323476734
Author: Johnson
Publisher: PEARSON C
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As to why the lung collapses even when it is not damaged when a hole is created in the chest. Also, determine whether the patient will be able to breathe or not.

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Pneumothorax is the situation, in which the air collects between the lung and chest wall. It arises due to the collapsing of the lungs. The air pushes outside the lungs, which make the lungs collapse. Mostly, only a portion of the lungs collapses.

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