Following an automobile accident, a broken rib penetrates into the pleural cavity causing air to accumulate in the space between the visceral and parietal pleura. What condition is this?
A. Cystic fibrosis
B. Tension hemothorax
C. Pneumothorax
D. Hemothorax
E. Atelectasis
Answer: C
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