A spontaneous pneumothorax would MOST likely occur as the result of:

A. exertion of a person with a congenital lung defect
B. excessive coughing in a patient with pneumonitis
C. blunt or penetrating trauma to the anterior chest wall
D. abnormally slow breathing in a patient with pleurisy


Answer: A. exertion of a person with a congenital lung defect

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