While palpating respiratory expansion on a client in the emergency room the nurse notes movement on only one side of the chest.Which of the following conditions may produce this finding?

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Atelectasis, lobar pneumonia, and pleural effusion can all lead to unilateral chest movement due to the localized nature of these conditions affecting lung expansion on one side. Atelectasis involves the collapse of lung tissue, lobar pneumonia is an infection confined to one or more lobes of the lung, and pleural effusion is the accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, all of which can restrict lung expansion on the affected side.

While Palpating Respiratory Expansion on a Client in the Emergency