Pneumothorax - series : Normal - Collapsed lung Pictures & Images (Air around the lung, Air outside the lung, Pneumothorax, Spontaneous pneumothorax)

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Collapsed lung

Alternate Names : Air around the lung, Air outside the lung, Pneumothorax, Spontaneous pneumothorax

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The lungs are paired organs that lie in the thoracic cavity. The lungs extract oxygen from inhaled air and transport the oxygen to the blood. Surrounding the lungs is a very thin space called the pleural space. The pleural space is usually extremely thin, and filled with a small amount of fluid.

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Review Date : 8/19/2009
Reviewed By : David A. Kaufman, MD, Section Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital-Yale New Haven Health System, and Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Collapsed lung

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