Your patient has a pneumothorax with a sucking chest wound resulting in the movement of air from one lung to another. This is called:
A) panting.
B)shunting.
C)bidirectional flow.
D)pendelluft.

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Pendelluft refers to the movement of air from one lung to the other in a patient with a pneumothorax and a sucking chest wound. This occurs due to changes in pressure within the thorax, which causes air to move from the lung with lower pressure to the lung with higher pressure. Panting refers to rapid, shallow breathing and is not related to a pneumothorax. Shunting refers to the flow of blood from one part of the lung to another without participating in gas exchange. Bidirectional flow is not a specific term related to pneumothorax or respiratory physiology.

Your Patient Has a Pneumothorax with a Sucking Chest Wound