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: Smoking can increase risk by 20-fold. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is a sudden rupture of subpleural apical blebs. What are subpleural apical blebs? These are small thin walled sacs of air in the lung, usually in the apex of top of the lung. When these apical blebs rupture, the air leaks into the pleural space in front of the lung and underneath the chest wall’s ribs. Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Like all spontaneous pneumothoraxes, secondary spontaneous pneumothorax occurs spontaneously. There is no specific cause. However, unlike primary spontaneous pneumothorax, patients with secondary pneumothorax often have another underlying respiratory disease present, such as tuberculosis (TB), COPD, pneumonia, among many. Traumatic Pneumothorax: Closed Pneumothorax vs Open Pneumothorax
There are 2 types of traumatic pneumothorax: