A Patient's Condition Has Deteriorated

question 25

Multiple Choice

A patient's condition has deteriorated.Changes in condition include trachea shift, absence of breath sounds on the left side, and hypotension.A chest tube was inserted on the left side with 1800 mL of blood removed.The nurse expects that the patient will be taken to surgery for a

• A) thoracotomy.
• B) cardiac tamponade..
• C) splenectomy.
• D) pneumothorax.

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