When percussing the chest of a patient who experienced blunt chest trauma, you note hyperresonance on the left side of his chest. This suggests:
A. blood in the pleural space.
B. alveolar hyperinflation.
C. myocardial compression.
D. air in the pleural space.
Answer: D. air in the pleural space.
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