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  2. Pneumothorax - Wikipedia

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    A pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall. [3] Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp, one-sided chest pain and shortness of breath. [2]

  3. Pulmonary contusion - Wikipedia

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    Dyspnea (painful breathing or difficulty breathing) is commonly seen, [6] and tolerance for exercise may be lowered. [7] Rapid breathing and a rapid heart rate are other signs. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] With more severe contusions, breath sounds heard through a stethoscope may be decreased, or rales (an abnormal crackling sound in the chest accompanying ...

  4. Pleurisy - Wikipedia

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    The most common symptom is sudden pain in one side of the lung and shortness of breath. A pneumothorax also can put pressure on the lung and cause it to collapse. If the pneumothorax is small, it may go away on its own. If large, a chest tube is placed through the skin and chest wall into the pleural space to remove the air.

  5. 6 lung collapses and excruciating pain: How my mystery ...

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    Before my thoracic endometriosis diagnosis, one doctor said, “I’ve only ever read about this in my textbooks. I didn’t think people actually got this.”

  6. Atelectasis - Wikipedia

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    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.

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

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    Sinead Mulhern has been living in Ecuador for six years. Earlier this year, she spent a week in the hospital due to a collapsed lung, a severe complication of pneumonia. The support she received ...

  8. Acute respiratory distress syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Shortness of breath, rapid breathing, bluish skin coloration, chest pain, loss of speech [1] Complications: Blood clots, Collapsed lung (pneumothorax), Infections, Scarring (pulmonary fibrosis) [2] Usual onset: Within a week [1] Diagnostic method: Adults: PaO 2 /FiO 2 ratio of less than 300 mm Hg [1] Children: oxygenation index > 4 [3 ...

  9. Pulmonary fibrosis - Wikipedia

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    Chest discomfort, including chest pain; Loss of appetite and rapid weight loss; Pulmonary fibrosis is suggested by a history of progressive shortness of breath with exertion. Sometimes fine inspiratory crackles can be heard at the lung bases on auscultation. A chest X-ray may not be abnormal, but high-resolution CT will often show abnormalities.