The nurse is caring for a patient with blood collecting in the pleural space. The nurse documents this as:
a. pleural effusion.
b. hemothorax.
c. pulmonary hemorrhage.
d. pneumothorax.
B
A hemothorax is a collection of blood in the pleural space. A pneumothorax is the collection of air in the pleural space. A pulmonary hemorrhage is bleeding inside the lung. A pleural effusion is the collection of fluid within the pleura.
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