NRS 3015 ATI CHAPTER 25 PNEUMOTHORAX HEMOTHORAX FLAIL
CHEST 2026/2027 | NURSING STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS,
ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
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Term
What is a physical assessment finding of pneumothorax?
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Dullness on percussion due to fluid Hyperresonance on percussion
accumulation due to trapped airway
Decreased tactile fremitus on the Tracheal deviation to the affected
affected side side
Don't know?
2 of 42
,Term
What is a spontaneous pneumothorax?
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A small bleb on the lung
A pneumothorax resulting from a rib
ruptures + air enters the pleural
fracture
space
A pneumothorax that occurs as a
A pneumothorax caused by a direct
complication of mechanical
injury to the chest wall
ventilation
Don't know?
3 of 42
Term
What are expected findings of pneumothorax + hemothorax?
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• Unequal chest expansion
• Paradoxical chest wall movement
• Tachycardia
• Benzodiazepines • Hypotension
• Opioid agonists • Dyspnea
, • Cyanosis
• Anxiety
• Chest pain
• Decreased cardiac output • Anxiety
• Respiratory failure • Pleuritic pain
Don't know?
4 of 42
Term
What are risk factors for pneumothorax + hemothorax?
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• Blunt chest trauma
• Administer IV fluids + blood
• Penetrating chest wounds
products as prescribed
• Closed/occluded chest tube
• Monitor heart rate + rhythm
• Advanced age
• Monitor I&O
• COPD
• Unequal chest expansion
• Paradoxical chest wall movement
MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES FROM
• Tachycardia
BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA
• Hypotension
• MVA
• Dyspnea
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation on
• Cyanosis
older adults
• Anxiety
• Chest pain
CHEST 2026/2027 | NURSING STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS,
ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
1 of 42
Term
What is a physical assessment finding of pneumothorax?
Give this one a go later!
Dullness on percussion due to fluid Hyperresonance on percussion
accumulation due to trapped airway
Decreased tactile fremitus on the Tracheal deviation to the affected
affected side side
Don't know?
2 of 42
,Term
What is a spontaneous pneumothorax?
Give this one a go later!
A small bleb on the lung
A pneumothorax resulting from a rib
ruptures + air enters the pleural
fracture
space
A pneumothorax that occurs as a
A pneumothorax caused by a direct
complication of mechanical
injury to the chest wall
ventilation
Don't know?
3 of 42
Term
What are expected findings of pneumothorax + hemothorax?
Give this one a go later!
• Unequal chest expansion
• Paradoxical chest wall movement
• Tachycardia
• Benzodiazepines • Hypotension
• Opioid agonists • Dyspnea
, • Cyanosis
• Anxiety
• Chest pain
• Decreased cardiac output • Anxiety
• Respiratory failure • Pleuritic pain
Don't know?
4 of 42
Term
What are risk factors for pneumothorax + hemothorax?
Give this one a go later!
• Blunt chest trauma
• Administer IV fluids + blood
• Penetrating chest wounds
products as prescribed
• Closed/occluded chest tube
• Monitor heart rate + rhythm
• Advanced age
• Monitor I&O
• COPD
• Unequal chest expansion
• Paradoxical chest wall movement
MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES FROM
• Tachycardia
BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA
• Hypotension
• MVA
• Dyspnea
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation on
• Cyanosis
older adults
• Anxiety
• Chest pain
