While caring for a ventilated patient immediately after inse…
While caring for a ventilated patient immediately after insertion of a right subclavian central line, the nurse notes a change in the patients Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) from 94% to 70%. The nurse assesses the patient and finds decreased breath sounds on the right side of the chest, a tracheal shift to the left, and high pressures needed to ventilate the patient. The symptoms represent which condition?
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