The nurse is evaluating the chest radiograph of a critically ill patient and notices that the patient's trachea has shifted to the left of midline. What additional finding would confirm the presence of a pneumothorax?
A) Absent or diminished breath sounds on the right
B) Lung fields generally white on chest radiograph
C) Lung fields dull to percussion on the right
D) Blunting of costophrenic angles on chest radiograph
A
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A study in which subjects are assigned by the researcher into experimental and control groups increases
a. bias. b. control. c. manipulation d. validity.
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