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This can cause a steadily worsening oxygen shortage and low blood pressure. This leads to a type of shock called obstructive shock, which can be fatal unless reversed. [3] Very rarely, both lungs may be affected by a pneumothorax. [6] It is often called a "collapsed lung", although that term may also refer to atelectasis. [1]
Atelectasis is the partial collapse or closure of a lung resulting in reduced or absence in gas exchange. It is usually unilateral, affecting part or all of one lung. [2] It is a condition where the alveoli are deflated down to little or no volume, as distinct from pulmonary consolidation, in which they are filled with liquid.
Thus, the mortality after a diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture is 17%, with most deaths due to lung complications. [7] Common associated injuries include head injury, injuries to the aorta, fractures of the pelvis and long bones, and lacerations of the liver and spleen. [4] Associated injuries can occur in over three quarters of cases. [10 ...
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Chronic lung disease correlates with the size of the contusion and can interfere with an individual's ability to return to work. [24] Fibrosis of the lungs can occur, resulting in dyspnea (shortness of breath), low blood oxygenation, and reduced functional residual capacity for as long as six years after the injury. [38]
Lung transplantation, or pulmonary transplantation, is a surgical procedure in which one or both lungs are replaced by lungs from a donor. Donor lungs can be retrieved from a living or deceased donor. A living donor can only donate one lung lobe. With some lung diseases, a recipient may only need to receive a single lung.
A 32-year-old man ended up with a collapsed lung and the near-fatal infection sepsis from inhaling spores due to excessive mold in his apartment. Matthew Langsworth, who lives in council housing ...
This article now states that collapsed lung is the same thing as a pneumothorax, which it isn't. I would suggest that collapsed lung should have it's own article with a list of possible causes that include pneumothorax (and the others) to avoid this distinction being lost in the future. PsychoticSock 11:09, 11 May 2009 (UTC)