A patient was stabbed in the right anterior chest and is in obvious respiratory distress. As you perform the secondary assessment, which signs and/or symptoms would suggest that she is developing a tension pneumothorax?
A) Absent breath sounds on the right, distended neck veins, tracheal deviation to the left
B) Absent breath sounds on the left, hypotension, SpO2 of 98%, bradycardia
C) Respiratory distress, absent breath sounds on the left, flat neck veins, tachycardia
D) Absent breath sounds on the right, tracheal deviation to the right, cyanosis
A) Absent breath sounds on the right, distended neck veins, tracheal deviation to the left
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A. ? B. ? C. ? D. ?
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