The nurse is assessing a patient with a right pneumothorax. Which finding would the nurse expect?
a. Bilateral expiratory crackles
b. Absence of breath sounds on the right side
c. Right-sided wheezes on inspiration
d. Trachea deviated to the right
B
A right pneumothorax is a collapsed lung; therefore, no breath sounds should be heard on that side. Crackles indicate pneumonia. Wheezes are asthma related. A collapsed right lung would cause the trachea to deviate to the left.
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