Your patient has had a puncture wound through her chest wall. This has resulted in a check valve so that room air is drawn into the chest during each inspiration and cannot get out. This will result in what type of pneumothorax?
A) Spontaneous
B)Tension
C)Open
D)Closed

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A tension pneumothorax occurs when air is trapped in the pleural cavity and cannot escape, building up pressure in the chest. In this scenario, the check valve effect is causing the lung to collapse and the trapped air cannot escape, causing tension pneumothorax.

Your Patient Has Had a Puncture Wound Through Her Chest