MDC 4 Exam 2 Rasmussen Questions and Answers|Latest Update

MDC 4 Exam 2 Rasmussen Questions and Answers|Latest Update A patient comes to the ED having diminished breath sounds on his left lung and asymmetrical chest expansion when asked to breathe. The nurse feels the patient's trachea has deviated to the right side of the throat. What is the patient suffering from? Pneumothorax A provider tells the nurse that a patient is having a simple pneumothorax. What treatment might be prescribed for the patient? Chest Tube A provider tells the nurse that a patient is having a tension pneumothorax. What could the nurse anticipate about how this will be treated? With a needle decompression thoracotomy A nurse sees a patient coming into the trauma bay with paradoxical chest movement. What might the patient be having? Flail Chest