An adult male patient, who is receiving volume-controlled ve…
An adult male patient, who is receiving volume-controlled ventilation, has a chest tube drainage system in place with a chest tube in the right anterior lung. Suction pressure at the wall is set to 120 mm Hg. The therapist notices profuse bubbling in the water-seal chamber. The low-volume ventiltor alarm is sounding and the digital display on the ventilator indicates a return volume of 220 mL. About which of the following clinical conditions should the respiratory therapist worry about most?
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