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a client who has just had a triple-lumen catheter placed in his right subclavian vein complains of chest pain and shortness of breath. his blood pressure is decreased from baseline and, on auscultation of his chest, the nurse notes unequal breath sounds. a chest x-ray is immediately ordered by the physician. what diagnosis should the nurse suspect?

Answer 1

The nurse will suspect  Pneumothorax which  is a collapse condition of lungs include chest pain, dyspnea, neck pain, irritability, palpitations, light-headedness, hypotension, cyanosis, and unequal breath sounds.  Thus option 4 is correct.

What is  Pneumothorax ?

A pneumothorax is a collapsed condition of lung which occurs when air leaks into the gap between lung and chest wall and here air pushes on the outside of  lung resulted in collapse of lungs.

A pneumothorax can be either complete lung collapse or partial lung collapse, caused by a blunt or penetrating chest injury, damage from  lung disease.

Symptoms are sudden chest pain and shortness of breath, a collapsed lung can be a life-threatening form; Treatment  should involve insertion of  a needle or chest tube between the ribs to remove the excess air.

Thus option 4 is correct.

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Your question was incomplete, Hence the probable question is

A client who has just had a triple-lumen catheter placed in his right subclavian vein complains of chest pain and shortness of breath. his blood pressure is decreased from baseline and, on auscultation of his chest, the nurse notes unequal breath sounds. a chest x-ray is immediately ordered by the physician. what diagnosis should the nurse suspect?

1. Pulmonary embolism

2. Myocardial infarction

3. Heart failure

4. Pneumothorax