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Respiratory Therapist

Category - Patient Evaluations and Recommendations

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Select all of the following statements consistent in a patient with flail chest.
  1. The patient has two or more fractures in two or more adjacent ribs which cause a segment of the chest wall to be too mobile.
  2. The patient complains of chest wall pain
  3. The chest wall movement on one side is slower than the opposite side.
  4. The thorax is unable to maintain pressure to ventilate.
Explanation
Answers: A, B, C, & D - A patient with flail chest will complain of chest wall pain. The chest is more mobile on one side and/or the opposite side is slower, and the thorax is unable to maintain pressure to ventilate.
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