A physician is performing transillumination to determine whether a neonate has a pneumothorax. What finding would confirm the presence of a pneumothorax?
a. The trachea will be illuminated.
b. Light will shine through the hole in the lung.
c. There will be increased illumination on the unaffected side.
d. There will be increased illumination on the affected side.
D
When free air is in the pleural space, transillumination will result in increased illumination on the affected side. This would confirm a pneumothorax.
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