During the assessment of a patient's respiratory status, the nurse notes paradoxical lung movements. This finding is consistent with what health problem?
1. flail chest
2. pleurisy
3. pneumothorax
4. pneumonia
Correct Answer: 1
Physiologic function of the chest wall is impaired as the flail segment is sucked inward during inhalation and moves outward with exhalation. This is known as paradoxic movement. This movement is not associated with pleurisy, pneumothorax, or pneumonia.
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