A WOMAN was convinced she was having a heart attack when her lung popped out of the blue while she was opening her 21st birthday presents. Olivia Smith had no prior health issues and was neither a ...
Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MDMedically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD A punctured lung (pneumothorax) is when air ...
But missing cases of pneumothorax can lead to total lung collapse and other potentially fatal complications, with misdiagnosis or late diagnosis affecting around 74,000 people in the US annually.