After the physician tells a client that pneumonia has caused the client's bilateral lobar atelectasis, the client anxiously asks the nurse, "Does that mean my lungs have collapsed?" The most informative response by the nurse would be the following:
A) "No, but your pneumonia has permanently damaged your lungs to the point they may never fully inflate."
B) "No; only a lobe in each side has collapsed, but they will inflate as the pneumonia resolves."
C) "Yes; both lungs have collapsed, but they are presently reinflating as your health improves."
D) "Yes; large portions of your lungs have collapsed, but the unaffected portions of your lungs will accommodate your oxygen needs."

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Atelectasis can occur throughout the lung or in portions of it (lobar). The lung reinflates after the condition that caused the obstruction has been treated.

After the Physician Tells a Client That Pneumonia Has Caused