According to the way gas enters the pleural space, a pneumothorax will be classified as:
1) intrinsic.
2) extrinsic.
3) open.
4) closed.
A)2, 3
B)1, 4
C)3, 4
D)1, 2

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Pneumothorax is classified based on how air enters the pleural space, with "open" referring to air entering through an opening in the chest wall and "closed" referring to air leaking from the lung into the pleural space without an external opening.

According to the Way Gas Enters the Pleural Space, a Pneumothorax