The physician reports that a patient with a neck tumour has a tracheal shift.The nurse is aware that this means that the patient's trachea is:

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The trachea is pushed to the unaffected side with an aortic aneurysm, a tumour, unilateral thyroid lobe enlargement, or a pneumothorax.The trachea is pulled to the affected side with large atelectasis, pleural adhesions, or fibrosis.Tracheal tug is a rhythmic downward pull that is synchronous with systole and occurs with aortic arch aneurysm.

The Physician Reports That a Patient with a Neck Tumour