Pneumothorax vs. Atelectasis

Pneumothoraxnoun

(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.

Pneumothoraxnoun

A condition in which air or other gas is present in the cavity of the chest; - called also pneumatothorax.

Pneumothoraxnoun

abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity resulting in the collapse of the lung; may be spontaneous (due to injury to the chest) or induced (as a treatment for tuberculosis)

Pneumothorax

A pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall. Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp, one-sided chest pain and shortness of breath.

Atelectasisnoun

(medicine) The collapse of a part of or the whole lung caused by inner factors rather than a pneumothorax

Atelectasisnoun

collapse of an expanded lung (especially in infants); also failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth

Atelectasis

Atelectasis is the collapse or closure of a lung resulting in reduced or absent gas exchange. It is usually unilateral, affecting part or all of one lung.