When a Patient Has a Flail Chest, What Happens During

question 5

Multiple Choice

When a patient has a flail chest, what happens during the ventilatory cycle?

• A) The I:E ratio becomes inverse.
• B) Air leaks out through the flail area.
• C) Air leaks in through the flail area.
• D) Air is shunted from one lung to the other.

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