A Nurse Is Assessing a 28-Year-Old Client Who Is a Smoker

question 3

Multiple Choice

A nurse is assessing a 28-year-old client who is a smoker and has inherited Marfan syndrome as a genetic disorder. The previous medical reports of the client do not suggest any evidence of an underlying lung disease. Which condition is possible in the client according to the nurse's prediction?

• A) Traumatic pneumothorax
• B) Tension pneumothorax
• C) Iatrogenic pneumothorax
• D) Primary spontaneous pneumothorax

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