Title: The Collapsed Lung: Types of Pneumothorax – Moosmosis
Headings: The Collapsed Lung: Types of Pneumothorax
The Collapsed Lung: Types of Pneumothorax
There are 3 types of Pneumothorax or collapsed lungs: 1) Spontaneous 2) Traumatic, and 3) Tension Pneumothorax.
Spontaneous vs Traumatic Pneumothorax
Primary vs Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Primary spontaneous Pneumothorax
Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Traumatic Pneumothorax: Closed Pneumothorax vs Open Pneumothorax
Closed Trauma Pneumothorax = Blunt Trauma = Damaged Visceral Pleura or Lung
Open Trauma Pneumothorax = Penetrating Trauma = Damaged Parietal (Peripheral) Pleura of Chest Wall
Pneumothorax vs Pleural Effusion
Pleural Cavity vs Pleural Space
Parietal Pleura vs Visceral Pleura
Pneumothorax Important Terminology and Definitions
Increasing positive pressure causes pneumothorax.
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Content: In a closed pneumothorax, the visceral pleura is damaged but the parietal pleura of the chest wall is not. An open pneumothorax follows penetrating trauma, when there’s a hole in the chest wall. Literally, penetrating trauma like a gunshot wound or knife wound that opens a hole in the chest wall causes an open pneumothorax. Notice that blunt trauma does not cause a hole on the chest wall but rather internal injury damaging the visceral pleura covering the lung; a hole is created in the lungs causing air to leak out and thus a closed pneumothorax. Closed Trauma Pneumothorax = Blunt Trauma = Damaged Visceral Pleura or Lung
Open Trauma Pneumothorax = Penetrating Trauma = Damaged Parietal (Peripheral) Pleura of Chest Wall
Pneumothorax vs Pleural Effusion
Pneumothorax is excess air that accumulates in the pleural space. This creates new unwanted positive pressure against the lungs which then collapse. Pneumothorax is thus also known as a “collapsed lung.” Pleural effusion, on the other hand, is excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural space. Excess fluid can be pus, blood.