Which breath sounds would be expected to be heard when auscultating the chest of a patient with a flail chest?
a. Diminished over the flail chest section only
b. Diminished over both lungs
c. Crackles over the flail chest section
d. Bilateral wheezing
B
With a flail chest, the patient's breath sounds will be diminished on both the affected and unaffected sides.
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