The nurse assessing a client for tracheal displacement should know that the trachea will deviate toward the:
a) contralateral side in a simple pneumothorax.
b) affected side in a hemothorax.
c) affected side in a tension pneumothorax.
d) contralateral side in a hemothorax.
Answer: d) contralateral side in a hemothorax.
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a. __________________________ b. __________________________ c. __________________________
The _______________ _______________ (letter B) empty oxygenated blood into the left atrium.
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