When a patient has experienced a pneumothorax, chest auscultation reveals
a. equal breath sounds with rhonchi over the affected area.
b. deep slowed respirations with equal chest movement.
c. bilateral unequal breath sounds, with no breath sounds over the affected area.
d. respiratory rate less than 16 breaths per minute.
C
Findings on auscultation are bilaterally unequal breath sounds, with no breath sounds over the affected area. A larger pneumothorax causes respiratory distress, including rapid shallow respirations, air hunger, dyspnea, and oxygen desaturation.
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