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  2. Pulmonary contusion - Wikipedia

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    Contusion involves hemorrhage in the alveoli (tiny air-filled sacs responsible for absorbing oxygen), but a hematoma is a discrete clot of blood not interspersed with lung tissue. [4] A collapsed lung can result when the pleural cavity (the space outside the lung) accumulates blood or air (pneumothorax) or both (hemopneumothorax). These ...

  3. Pneumothorax - Wikipedia

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    It is often called a "collapsed lung", although that term may also refer to atelectasis. [1] A primary spontaneous pneumothorax is one that occurs without an apparent cause and in the absence of significant lung disease. [3] A secondary spontaneous pneumothorax occurs in the presence of existing lung disease.

  4. What Chest Pain on Your Left Side Could Mean - AOL

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    A collapsed lung (called pneumothorax) can also cause chest pain that gets worse when you breathe or cough, and is usually accompanied by shortness of breath. Psychological disorders

  5. Atelectasis - Wikipedia

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    Atelectasis is the partial collapse or closure of a lung resulting in reduced or absent 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.

  6. Pelicans guard C.J. McCollum out indefinitely with small ...

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    According to the Mayo Clinic, a pneumothorax can be caused by a blunt or penetrating chest injury, from underlying lung disease or for no obvious reason. McCollum’s right lung collapsed in 2021 ...

  7. What It Could Mean If You Have Right-Side Chest Pain - AOL

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    (A collapsed lung can also cause chest pain that worsens when you breathe or cough, and shortness of breath.) These symptoms suggest a medical emergency that warrants a 911 call. Chest pain that ...

  8. Peribronchial cuffing - Wikipedia

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    Peribronchial cuffing, also referred to as peribronchial thickening or bronchial wall thickening, is a radiologic sign which occurs when excess fluid or mucus buildup in the small airway passages of the lung causes localized patches of atelectasis (lung collapse). [1] This causes the area around the bronchus to appear more prominent on an X-ray ...

  9. I spent a week in a hospital in Ecuador when my lung ... - AOL

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    Earlier this year, she spent a week in the hospital due to a collapsed lung, a severe complication of pneumonia. The support she received from the hospital staff and her friends confirmed that ...