EPISODE · Feb 28, 2023 · 11 MIN

Pneumothorax: What is it?

from Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast · host Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute

A collapsed lung (pneumothorax) occurs when air gets inside the chest cavity (outside the lung) and creates pressure against the lung which can make it hard to breathe. Natalie Salvatore, RN speaks with Dr. Alejandro Bribriesco, thoracic surgeon, about how doctors care for patients with a collapsed lung.

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