While administering IPPB with a inspiratory pressure of 25 cmH₂O,a patient develops sudden shortness of breath.When assessing the patient it is noted that breaths are absent on the right side.Percussion of the right side yields a hyperresonant percussion note.No chest tube has been placed yet.Which way would the patient's trachea shift?

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The patient's trachea would shift away from the affected side,in this case,toward the left..Application of pressures equal to or exceeding 25 cm H₂O should be approached with caution.Carefully monitor the patient when using pressures in this range.Observe the patient for the following signs or symptoms: sudden onset of chest pain,sudden onset of dyspnea,hyperresonant percussion note,absent breath sounds,and a tracheal shift away from the affected side.If the patient has these symptoms,evaluate the patient for a pneumothorax.

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