A nurse in the Emergency Department is assessing a client with a moderate left pneumothorax. What does this nurse expect to find during the respiratory examination?
a. Increased fremitus over the left chest
b. Tracheal deviation to the left side
c. Distant to absent breath sounds over the left chest
d. Hyporesonant percussion tones over the left chest
ANS: C
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