The client sustained an injury to the chest in a motor vehicle crash. Which assessment finding 3 hours later alerts the nurse to a possible pulmonary contusion?
A. Dyspnea
B. Hemoptysis
C. Hyperresonance on percussion
D. Increased chest pain with movement
B
Interstitial hemorrhage accompanies pulmonary contusion. Bleeding may not be evident at the initial injury, but the client develops hemoptysis and decreased breath sounds up to several hours after injury as bleeding into the alveoli or airways occurs.
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