A patient is admitted with a chest wound and is experiencing…
A patient is admitted with a chest wound and is experiencing extreme dyspnea, tachycardia and hypoxia. The chest wound is located on the left mid-axillary area of the chest. On assessment you note there is unequal rise and fall of the chest with absent breath sounds on the left side. You also note a “sucking” sound when the patient inhales and exhales. The patient’s chest xray shows a pneumothorax. What type of pneumothorax is this known as?
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