I need help answering these two questions... I have looked everywhere for the answers and at wits end... I would appreciate all help

--How can a thoracentesis cause an iatrogenic pneumothorax?

--What is a fistula and what role does it play in the formation of a tension pneumothorax?

Er yeah... I already know what iatrogenic pneumo, thoracentesis, tension pneumo, and a fistual is... that I am good on! Ha ha

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Well, unless you are putting us on...
a fistula is an abnormal passageway that develops and lets in blood or other fluids that normally would not be present.
So if you had one in the lungs tension pneumothorax could easily occur (tension pneumothorax is a complete collapse of the lung). I would imagine that there is a "reverse flow" in this case - I'm not a doctor but used to edit medical journals - and instead of blood air escapes through the hole or passage, fills up the cavity around the lung and compresses it so that it cannot breathe. Just a hunch but a pretty good one.

BTW one of the most common fistulas affects women sometimes after giving birth when this occurs between the vagina and anus.

Fistula is also the name given to a type of catheter that doctors insert into an arm or leg for people who need regular transfusions or dialysis.

cool :) what about her first question, though?

BTW I know something about this from editing medical journals and from having had a collapsed lung before. I never allow doctors to touch my body before researching whatever it is they are planning to do.

thoracentesis is a procedure to remove fluid from around the lungs (see the other post).

pneumothorax is air in the intrapleural space(see other post again).

latrogenic pneumothorax means the leak was caused by treatment, some doctor screwing up.....the doctor punctured the lung accidentally during surgery, etc.

I know that pressure in the pleural space exceeds atmospheric pressure (air enters but does not leave) hence the term tension pneumothorax... so now the only thing is focusing on how a fistula in the lungs causes this to happen... is it because of unequal pressure amongst the lungs and what not? IDK... im dying here.. ha ha.. i been researching for last two days... and none of my fellow people are at the point where I am yet...