A 19-year-old man who is a college student is brought to the emergency department because of the sudden onset of right-s
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:38 am
A 19-year-old man who is a college student is brought to the emergency department because of the sudden onset of right-sided chest pain and difficulty breathing after an accident in which he was thrown from his bicycle. He has difficulty walking and cannot climb stairs because of pain and shortness of breath. He is slightly cyanotic, afebrile, and tachypneic. Which of the following is most suggestive that fractured ribs caused the respiratory problem?
A) Bronchophony
B) Expiratory stridor
C) lnspiratory stridor
D) Subcutaneous crepitus
E) Succussion splash
A) Bronchophony
B) Expiratory stridor
C) lnspiratory stridor
D) Subcutaneous crepitus
E) Succussion splash