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A 34-Year-Old Man Sustains a Bullet Wound to the Chest

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A 34-year-old man sustains a bullet wound to the chest that causes a pneumothorax. Which of the following best describe the changes in lung volume and thoracic volume in this man compared with normal?  Lung Volume  Thoracic Volume A. Decreased  Decreased B. Decreased  Increased C. Decreased  No change D. Increased  Decreased E. Increased  Increased F. No change  Decreased \begin{array}{lcc}&\text { Lung Volume } & \text { Thoracic Volume } \\A.&\text { Decreased } & \text { Decreased } \\B.&\text { Decreased } & \text { Increased } \\C.&\text { Decreased } & \text { No change } \\D.&\text { Increased } & \text { Decreased } \\E.&\text { Increased } & \text { Increased } \\F.&\text { No change } & \text { Decreased }\end{array}

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