A patient has sustained a gunshot injury to his right thorax. When you listen to his breath sounds, they are diminished over the right thorax. What is the most logical explanation for this finding?

A) The gunshot wound has damaged the brainstem, causing the patient to stop breathing
B) The pressure between the visceral pleura and the lung tissue has become higher than the atmospheric pressure
C) The negative pressure between the pleural linings has been lost, causing the lung tissue to collapse
D) The pressure between the parietal pleura and the rib cage has become lower than the atmospheric pressure


C) The negative pressure between the pleural linings has been lost, causing the lung tissue to collapse

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