| Other reasons for sudden death include cardiac dysrhythmias related to hypoxia, hyperinflation leading to air trapping, and tension pneumothorax. |
| A small spontaneous pneumothorax in the absence of lung disease will most likely resolve without intervention. |
| These lesions can progress to larger nodules, causing the formation of blebs and consequently leading to pneumothorax. |
| In this review we discuss the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and empyema. |
| Patients with spontaneous pneumothorax do not have clinically apparent lung disease. |
| Only eight of the 24 patients with post-procedure pneumothorax received chest tubes to re-expand their lungs. |
