Which of these signs would indicate the presence of a pneumothorax in this client? An emergency room nurse is assessing a male client who has sustained a blunt injury to the chest wall.
This client has sustained a blunt or a closed chest injury. Basic symptoms of a closed pneumothorax are shortness of breath and chest pain. A larger pneumothorax may cause tachypnea. cyanosis. diminished breath sounds. and subcutaneous emphysema. Hyperresonance also may occur on the affected side. A sucking sound at the site of injury would be noted with an open chest injury.
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