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What is a pneumothorax, what can cause this condition, and what is the result?

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How does the respiratory cycle differ between adults, babies, and children?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 4, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Pneumothorax is a collection of gas in the pleural cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, resulting in a loss of negative intrapleural pressure. This condition is usually caused by a puncture wound such as a knife wound, or an injury from an automobile accident. In any case, the final result is always a collapsed lung.

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Adults complete between 12 and 18 cycles of respiration per minute.

Newborns complete around 40 to 70 cycles of respiration per minute.

Five-year-old children complete 25 cycles of respiration per minute.

Fifteen-year-old children complete 20 cycles of respiration per minute.


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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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