Pneumothorax nursing interventions, treatment, pathophysiology NCLEX review for the different types of pneumothorax: open pneumothorax vs closed pneumothorax vs tension pneumothorax. A pneumothorax is the collection of air inside the intrapleural space which causes the lung to collapse. There are various types of pneumothorax. An open pneumothorax (also called sucking chest wound) is an opening in the chest wall (from a gun shot, stabbing etc.) that causes a passage of outside air betwen the intrapleural sp
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