A Client Is Diagnosed with a Large Pneumothorax

question 9

Multiple Choice

A client is diagnosed with a large pneumothorax. The percussion note the nurse would expect to find is:

• A) dullness.
• B) flatness.
• C) resonant.
• D) tympany.

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