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Which gas law best describes why an undrained pneumothorax is an absolute contraindication to hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

Boyle's law — gas volume is inversely proportional to pressure, so trapped gas expands during decompression Dalton's law — the total pressure of a gas mixture equals the sum of partial pressures Henry's law — gas dissolves in liquids in proportion to partial pressure Charles's law — gas volume is directly proportional to absolute temperature

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Boyle's law — gas volume is inversely proportional to pressure, so trapped gas expands during decompression

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