A patient being mechanically ventilated is diagnosed with barotrauma. Which assessment findings would lead the nurse to determine that the patient is experiencing subcutaneous emphysema?
A) blood-tinged sputum
B) swollen neck and face
C) reduced breath sounds
D) sudden reduction of heart sounds
E) crackling sound upon palpation of the skin of the upper chest
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