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

C
No matter how air enters the pleural space, a pneumothorax will be classified as open or closed.

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