The nurse monitors a patient after chest tube placement for a hemopneumothorax.The nurse is most concerned if which assessment finding is observed?

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The large amount of blood may indicate that the patient is in danger of developing hypovolemic shock.An air leak would be expected immediately after chest tube placement for a pneumothorax.Initially,brisk bubbling of air occurs in this chamber when a pneumothorax is evacuated.The pain should be treated but is not as urgent a concern as the possibility of continued hemorrhage.Subcutaneous emphysema should be monitored but is not unusual in a patient with pneumothorax.A small amount of subcutaneous air is harmless and will be reabsorbed.

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