The health-care provider is attending to a client experiencing chest pain, dyspnea, and an increased respiratory rate. During physical assessment, the chest expansion is found to be asymmetrical, and hyperresonance is noted with percussion. Which condition is interpreted from the gathered data?

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The symptoms and physical assessment findings such as chest pain, dyspnea, increased respiratory rate, asymmetrical chest expansion, and hyperresonance with percussion are indicative of a pneumothorax or collapsed lung. These signs suggest air has entered the pleural space, causing lung collapse and the noted clinical manifestations.

The Health-Care Provider Is Attending to a Client Experiencing Chest