A Patient Presents with Chest Trauma from a Motor Vehicle

question 28

Multiple Choice

A patient presents with chest trauma from a motor vehicle accident.Upon assessment,the nurse documents that the patient is complaining of dyspnea,shortness of breath,tachypnea,and tracheal deviation to the right.In addition,the patient's tongue is blue-gray.Based on this assessment data,what additional assessment findings would the nurse expect to find?

• A) Kussmaul breathing pattern
• B) Absent breath sounds in the right lower lung fields
• C) Absent breath sounds in the left lung fields
• D) Diminished breath sounds in the right upper lung fields

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