A patient is diagnosed with a pneumothorax and asks the healthcare professional to explain this condition. What statement by the professional is most accurate?
A)Blood in your chest cavity
B)Air in the pleural space
C)Pus in the pleural space
D)Collapse of small airways

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Pneumothorax is the presence of air or gas in the pleural space caused by a rupture in the visceral pleura (which surrounds the lungs) or the parietal pleura and chest wall. Blood in the pleural space describes a hemothorax. Pus in the pleural space is an empyema. Collapse of small airways describes atelectasis.

A Patient Is Diagnosed with a Pneumothorax and Asks the Healthcare