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The client develops a tension pneumothorax. Assessment is expected to reveal?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: In a tension pneumothorax, the trachea deviates to the unaffected side due to increased pressure in the affected pleural space, causing respiratory distress. Dyspnea is a hallmark symptom as the lung on the affected side collapses, leading to difficulty in breathing. Sudden hypertension and bradycardia (
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A) are not typical findings of tension pneumothorax. Productive cough with yellow mucus (
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B) is more suggestive of respiratory infections rather than a tension pneumothorax. Sudden development of profuse hemoptysis and weakness (
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D) is not characteristic of tension pneumothorax presentation.

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