Multiple Choice
A postoperative patient who has just had thoracic surgery has just been admitted to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit with a chest tube in his right side.It becomes obstructed with blood.This will cause loss of lung volume _________________
A) on the unaffected side.
B) on the affected side.
C) only if the patient coughs.
D) if there is a cardiac tamponade.
Correct Answer:
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