A 17-year-old male has been brought to the hospital because he felt short of breath after being tackled in a football game. A chest radiograph shows a broken rib and a 20% pneumothorax in the right lung
Which of the following conditions would be present?
a. Closed pneumothorax
b. Pleural effusion
c. Iatrogenic pneumothorax
d. Sucking chest wound
A
If the pneumothorax is the result of an internal lung injury (in this case probably from the sharp edge of the broken rib), it is called a closed pneumothorax.
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