When Assessing Whether Someone Has a Punctured Lung, Which of the Following

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Multiple Choice

When assessing whether someone has a punctured lung, which of the following statements is not true?

• A) If you note a hyperresonant sound in the thorax, you might suspect a pneumothorax.
• B) If you note a hyporesonant sound in the thorax, you might suspect a pneumothorax.
• C) A pneumothorax involves air that is trapped between the parietal and visceral pleurae.
• D) A dull sound during percussion testing is indicative of a hemothorax.

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Definitions:

Organic Products

Compounds predominately containing carbon and hydrogen, which may also include oxygen, nitrogen, and other elements, usually resulting from organic reactions.

Thermodynamic

The branch of physics that deals with the relationships and conversions between heat and other forms of energy.

Kinetic

Relating to or involving the motion of objects and the forces associated with them.

Resonance Structures

Different Lewis structures for the same molecule that depict possible distributions of electrons, illustrating delocalization within the molecule.