A therapist is viewing frontal chest X-ray of a 12-year-old child and notices mediastinal shift toward the right hemithorax along with elevated hemidiaphragm and vascular crowding. Which of the following conditions does this child likely have?

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Segments, lobes, and entire lungs may be collapsed, or atelectatic. This loss of volume may shift fissures toward the area of atelectasis, cause mediastinal shift toward the affected side, and elevate the ipsilateral diaphragm. Crowding of the pulmonary vascular and interstitial markings in the affected region will occur. The other lung or adjacent lobes may become more lucent secondary to hyperexpansion.

A Therapist Is Viewing Frontal Chest X-Ray of a 12-Year-Old