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I'll keep my paired lungs. Had one spontaneously collapse about 10 years ago, and had there not been a second in it's own pleural cavity, it would've been a muc
by kmano8 9y ago
I'll keep my paired lungs. Had one spontaneously collapse about 10 years ago, and had there not been a second in it's own pleural cavity, it would've been a much worse time for me.
As an aside, one really cool thing that happens in the case of a collapsed lung, is the trachea will shift toward the healthy side under less pressure. Called a tracheal deviation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheal_deviation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheal_deviation
- squeaky-clean 9y agoI also had a spontaneous lung collapse several years ago. While I'm thankful for the second lung, I think if there weren't also surgeons and hospitals I would've died anyways, even with the one still-good lung.
- robbiep 9y agoTracheal deviation in the instance of lung collapse is a sign of a developing fatal condition, tension pneumothorax. Cool for me as a doctor because I get to stab a big needle through your chest. Not so cool for the patient
- komali2 9y agoAlso cool for Mad Max.